Funding for drones has increased dramatically since the year before 9/11 where it stood around 284 million. Currently, $4.6 billion dollars is spent in drone related technology, a reduction from FY16’s budget by $1.2 billion. This reduction in spending for aerial type drones is due to the need for other unmanned drone technology, such as the Navy’s new line of unmanned undersea vehicles that are used to detect sea mines, or the land drones used in the army to disarm bombs or perform reconnaissance (dronecenter.bard.edu). Drones provide the means to effectively carry out a mission from across the globe. One such drone by the name of RAF Reapers are primarily stationed at Creech airbase, an airfield near Las Vegas, Nevada, and are flown over
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Unlike humans, drones to not come equipped with morals. It is easy to think that drones provide a way for soldiers to avoid the negative affects of warfare, being able to sit in a room and participate in a game-like mission. Porter notes that the term of “disembodied warriors” does not apply when taking a few things into consideration. The men piloting drones witness what they are doing in high definition, and clear audio. Additionally, as one-soldier reports, “When you let a missile go, you know that’s real life. There’s no reset button” (Porter,211). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is still just as prevalent in these soldiers as others. Standoff combat and virtual intimacy, along with weather and faulty targeting systems are just a few problems associated with drones that can make a desired outcome turn dastardly. As mentioned before, these drones can come equipped with weapons to take down target areas or people. Hellfire missiles are but one of the methods used to assassinate a target, using a missile that is faster than the speed of sound, killing the target without anyone seeing, let alone hearing it coming (Porter, …show more content…
I use Porter’s definition of cyberwarfare, “the hostile action by networked computers against networked computers for political purposes” (Porter, 195) as it clearly describes the way both cyberwar and cybercrime are conducted, while opening up discussion about political and financial persuasion. The previously discussed new Rolls Royce cargo ships depict a prime example of ways that new technology is opening up the door to a more futuristic type of cybercrime. I discovered the term of cybercrime as financially motivated, which differs from cyberwarfares definition of politically motivated (securityaffairs.co). Cybercrime is a new era of crime that takes place behind a computer and can yield superior finances for the individual choosing to partake in its cybercrimes endeavors. A recent example of such cybercrime can be seen with a hacking group called “lizard squad”. This group had no financial outcome in mind, but rather wanted to raise awareness as to how easy it can be to disrupt large companies like Microsoft and Sony, of which both make more than 70 billion dollars a year (forbes.com). The group included but 5 people, one of which was 13 years old. The Denial of Service, otherwise known as a DoS attack, was used to shutdown millions of consumers Xbox One and PlayStation accounts for days at a time. This attack,
Unlike humans, drones to not come equipped with morals. It is easy to think that drones provide a way for soldiers to avoid the negative affects of warfare, being able to sit in a room and participate in a game-like mission. Porter notes that the term of “disembodied warriors” does not apply when taking a few things into consideration. The men piloting drones witness what they are doing in high definition, and clear audio. Additionally, as one-soldier reports, “When you let a missile go, you know that’s real life. There’s no reset button” (Porter,211). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is still just as prevalent in these soldiers as others. Standoff combat and virtual intimacy, along with weather and faulty targeting systems are just a few problems associated with drones that can make a desired outcome turn dastardly. As mentioned before, these drones can come equipped with weapons to take down target areas or people. Hellfire missiles are but one of the methods used to assassinate a target, using a missile that is faster than the speed of sound, killing the target without anyone seeing, let alone hearing it coming (Porter, …show more content…
I use Porter’s definition of cyberwarfare, “the hostile action by networked computers against networked computers for political purposes” (Porter, 195) as it clearly describes the way both cyberwar and cybercrime are conducted, while opening up discussion about political and financial persuasion. The previously discussed new Rolls Royce cargo ships depict a prime example of ways that new technology is opening up the door to a more futuristic type of cybercrime. I discovered the term of cybercrime as financially motivated, which differs from cyberwarfares definition of politically motivated (securityaffairs.co). Cybercrime is a new era of crime that takes place behind a computer and can yield superior finances for the individual choosing to partake in its cybercrimes endeavors. A recent example of such cybercrime can be seen with a hacking group called “lizard squad”. This group had no financial outcome in mind, but rather wanted to raise awareness as to how easy it can be to disrupt large companies like Microsoft and Sony, of which both make more than 70 billion dollars a year (forbes.com). The group included but 5 people, one of which was 13 years old. The Denial of Service, otherwise known as a DoS attack, was used to shutdown millions of consumers Xbox One and PlayStation accounts for days at a time. This attack,