“I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We 've created life in our own image.” (Hawking, n.d.) No matter what humans invent it will always end up being used for warfare and computers are no different. Cyber warfare is now commonplace throughout the world because just about any country can do it. This causes it to have many various effects throughout the world.
“Cyberwarfare is Internet-based conflict involving politically motivated attacks on information and information systems.” (Rouse, 2010) Not much is actually known about the effects of cyber warfare because most cases either go undiscovered or are seen as warnings. Some of the more well-known cyber-attacks are stuxnet, equation group, and most recently the Sony Pictures attack. All of these attacks had their reasons for happening, and have had far reaching effects on the world.
Saudi Arabia has long defended its oil lines from physical attacks. However, on August 15, …show more content…
However, because the letter asked for money rather than political change it is believed that this group has nothing to do with later attacks. The first actual attack was from the “Guardians of Peace” and caused a neon skeleton to appear on several computers belonging to SPE. This attack also had the added benefit of completely erasing everything off of numerous hard drives. Then over the next several days the hackers started to release documents and information with several changes to shed SPE in a bad light. This took place over several weeks so that people would be constantly reminded of Sony’s “transgression.” Then as the movie was getting closer to its theatrical release is when the terrorist threats started to happen. It was because of these threats that most theaters decided to not show the movie. (Haggard & Lindsey,
“Cyberwarfare is Internet-based conflict involving politically motivated attacks on information and information systems.” (Rouse, 2010) Not much is actually known about the effects of cyber warfare because most cases either go undiscovered or are seen as warnings. Some of the more well-known cyber-attacks are stuxnet, equation group, and most recently the Sony Pictures attack. All of these attacks had their reasons for happening, and have had far reaching effects on the world.
Saudi Arabia has long defended its oil lines from physical attacks. However, on August 15, …show more content…
However, because the letter asked for money rather than political change it is believed that this group has nothing to do with later attacks. The first actual attack was from the “Guardians of Peace” and caused a neon skeleton to appear on several computers belonging to SPE. This attack also had the added benefit of completely erasing everything off of numerous hard drives. Then over the next several days the hackers started to release documents and information with several changes to shed SPE in a bad light. This took place over several weeks so that people would be constantly reminded of Sony’s “transgression.” Then as the movie was getting closer to its theatrical release is when the terrorist threats started to happen. It was because of these threats that most theaters decided to not show the movie. (Haggard & Lindsey,