Washington Post (December 6)
“So far, hacking has involved mostly commercial and criminal misdeeds.” Though costly, “they are a lesser danger. The real threat is hacking intended to destabilize entire societies.” Cyberwar and cyberterrorism could do unprecedented damage so “we need to think the unthinkable.” This “change in consciousness” will help us limit the risk that, for chilling example, an entity will intentionally crash the electric grid.
Tags: Commercial, Criminal, Cyberterrorism, Cyberwar, Damage, Destabilize, Electric grid, Hacking, Misdeeds, Unthinkable
Washington Post (December 21)
“We have just witnessed the first major incident of cyber-blackmail or cyberterrorism. Sony Pictures Entertainment capitulated. This cannot be good, but it obscures a more unsettling message: Our digital dependence exposes us to catastrophic failures of basic services.”
Tags: Basic services, Capitulate, Catastrophic failure, Cyber-blackmail, Cyberterrorism, Digital dependence, Sony Pictures
