http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/553ea4ca-6f18-11dd-a80a-0000779fd18c.html By Victor Mallet FT.com August 21 2008 The crisis in Georgia has not only stoked fears of a belligerent Russia. It has also served as a reminder that a new style of warfare - potentially as devastating as those that terrified previous generations - is almost upon us: cyberwar. Before Russia invaded Georgia, co-ordinated attacks were launched against Georgian government websites, leaving internet servers overloaded and disabled. This was not the first or the most damaging attack in cyberspace on a sovereign nation by agents suspected of working for another, although it is believed to be the first to coincide with an actual war. Russia was also blamed for a 2007 cyber-assault on Estonia, which asked Nato for help. However, neither Russian computer interference with its neighbours nor Georgian retaliation should overshadow the greater danger to peace posed by a possible cyberwar pitting China against the west. As early as 2003, China tested the vulnerability of US military computer networks in a sophisticated operation called "Titan Rain" by the US. In 2007, China hacked into a Pentagon network serving the office of Robert Gates, defence secretary. [...] __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/Received on Thu Aug 21 2008 - 22:08:10 PDT
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