The Real Impact of the Estonian Cyberattack

An anonymous reader writes "News.com offers up an interview with Arbor Networks' senior security researcher Jose Nazario. He takes stock of the denial-of-service attack against the Baltic nation of Estonia, and considers the somewhat disturbing wider implications from the event. 'You look around the globe, and there's basically no limit to the amount of skirmishes between well-connected countries that could get incredibly emotional for the population at large. In this case, it has disrupted the Estonian government's ability to work online, it has disrupted a lot of its resources and attention. In that respect, it's been effective. It hasn't brought the government to a crippling halt, but has essentially been effective as a protest tool. People will probably look at this and say, That works. I think we're going to continue to do this kind of thing. Depending on the target within the government, it could be very visible, or it could not be very visible.'"

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The facts

[Anonymous Coward]

Without a 2 front war you would be speaking German, make no mistake. Let's face it, the US mostly whipped the world into shape in WWII. Why we allowed Stalin to retain power, I'll never know. We should have given Patton an army of rearmed Germans to finish you off.

Yes, you launched a satellite, and yes you launched a man into space. Your efforts were greatly assisted by German rocketry (as were ours). You lost the big enchillada, the moon landing. Your empire no longer exists. Indeed you are surrounded by enemies.

Also, your economic warfare against Poland and Estonia are against WTO rules, a US invented organisation that you grovelled to join. Expect to be dropped from the G8 soon.

Your past is shit, as the Estonians so poignantly demonstrated.

Re:The facts

[m50d]

Without a 2 front war you would be speaking German, make no mistake. Let's face it, the US mostly whipped the world into shape in WWII.

Utter bollocks, as any high-school student of history outside the US knows (And no, I'm not Russian, nor do I have any love for their country)

Why we allowed Stalin to retain power, I'll never know. We should have given Patton an army of rearmed Germans to finish you off.

Stalin stayed in power because had the US tried to force him out of it they would have lost. Plain and simple.

Yes, you launched a satellite, and yes you launched a man into space. Your efforts were greatly assisted by German rocketry (as were ours). You lost the big enchillada, the moon landing.

It was only the big one if you get your targets from the US. Winning the first 2 out of 3 rounds sounds like a Russian victory to me.

Your empire no longer exists. Indeed you are surrounded by enemies.

How's your empire-building going, USA? Your enemies might not border you but they are more numerous and growing by the day.

Also, your economic warfare against Poland and Estonia are against WTO rules, a US invented organisation that you grovelled to join.

Enjoying your international criminal court there? Oh wait