What's interesting is that in this particular article I read is that given that we were to be imminent of a cyber attack, Barrack Obama could order a preemptive strike given that there is enough evidence. He would be able to authorize a cyber attack himself in order to defend the United States against the threat.
Given that the pentagon has plans to increase our cyber security force by five fold over the next several years, it tells us that there could be an upcoming cyber attack and that we make sure we don't fall behind in this virtual war. After all, the cyber attacks that had occurred on "a Saudi Arabian oil company that scrubbed data from more than 30,000 computers, and a series of DDoS attacks carried out on U.S. banks" (Vranicar) should indicate that cyber warfare is not to be taken so lightly and that it can affect us as well.
It's like what my professor would always tell us, who happens to be a cyber security professional, is that "you don't need bombs and bullets to kill, you just need one's and zero's."
Work's Cited
Vranicar, David. "TECH TREKPentagon to Beef Up Cyber Security Aresenal." Technology News: Tech Blog: Pentagon to Beef Up Cyber Security Arsenal. N.p., 28 Jan 2013. Web. 06 Feb. 2013.
Adhikari, Richard. "Secret Review Gives Obama License to CyberKill." Technology News: Cybersecurity:. N.p., 05 Feb. 2013. Web. 06 Feb 2013.
Interesting. Does anybody know for sure (I admit that I haven't read the whole link yet) who instigated that attack on the Saudi Arabian oil company? How do you feel about the President having that sort of power? And is a viral attack online as "damaging" as another type of warfare? Expand and give us some more analysis...
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