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Governments Prepare for Cyber Cold War

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the lots-better-than-my-proposed-warm-war dept.

superglaze writes "ZDNet UK has an analysis piece on the growing threat of a "cyber cold war". It's got some interesting examples and it seems everyone is up to something. "...attacks are not limited to any particular countries, or by alliances between countries, according to cyberwarfare watchers. In the McAfee report, Johannes Ullrich, chief technology officer for research organization the Sans Internet Storm Center, said that most countries hack each other regardless of any supposed allegiances. Alan Paller, director of research at security training organization the Sans Institute, concurred. "All nations are doing it to each other. I don't know of any country not doing it," he said. "If it's not for normal espionage, it's for economic espionage. It's a very broad set of countries [involved].""

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  1. Maybe It's Time for a Cyber-Treaty by Apple+Acolyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    It can be signed using an EULA!

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  2. I know who to blame now. by Kranfer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, at least with all countries going after eachother's economies and such, I will start off by saying that at least I know who to blame when my Interest rates to up. You Bastards! But in related news, i did see that the Chinese Government attempted to hack into the Rolls Royce data center in Texas. The news article said everything was fine and dandy though so at least thats good.

    http://infotech.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2591293.cms

    I guess they want real engine technology or something.

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  3. I am Cyber Special Forces by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I probably shouldn't be posting this, but I'm Cyber Special Forces, a US Cyber Seal. We have a motto - "the only easy day was yesterday". People think it's glamorous, but I'm out there risking my life every single day.

    Here's something you might not have heard before - Freedom isn't Free.

    If not me, then who?

    1. Re:I am Cyber Special Forces by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 4, Funny

      If not me, then who?
      Some outsourcing guys in China! ...oh wait.
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  4. Worst Article Ever. by moogied · · Score: 4, Funny

    A cyber cold war? How is this going to work? Are we building servers right now that spam "STFU NUB, AMERICA #1 B1A+CH"?

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  5. Attention Cyber Cold War Armies: by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    1 h4v3 A /-r4d u83r m41nf4@m3 th4tz R1P3 4 4tt4c/! pwn d1s n u w1ll pwn d4 w0r|d! H3r3 i5 th3 s3cr3t 1p 4ddr3ss:

    127.0.0.1

    thx!

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  6. Re:War kill, maims and physically destroys cities. by calebt3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    On a much smaller scale.

  7. Cyber War by MM_LONEWOLF · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've got an idea. If two countries are arguing, each cultivates their best cyber warriors for 1 year. After one year, they have a giant multiplayer team death match in a mutually chosen FPS. At the end of the day, winner takes all. The only problem is that Japan and/or China will become the new super-powers.

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  8. Makes me think of the Three Stooges ... by HW_Hack · · Score: 2, Funny

    each one slapping around one of the others:

    wub-wub-wub-wub-wub!

    Ow !

    Oh Yeah ! ...

    Only now countries can do this to each other digitally - guess thats progress. Its all fun and games until someone's hard drive gets formatted

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