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Is Cyberwarfare Fiction?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hands-off-my-grid dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In response to calls by Russia and the UN for a 'cyberwarfare arms limitation treaty,' this article explains that 'cyberwar' and 'cyberweapons' are fiction. The conflicts between nation states in cyberspace are nothing like warfare, and the tools hackers use are nothing like weapons. Putting 'cyber' in front of something is just a way for people to grasp technical concepts. The analogies quickly break down, and are useless when taken too far (such as a 'cyber disarmament treaty').'"

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  1. cyberwarfare arms limitation treat? by tnk1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A "cyberwarfare arms limitation treat"? Yum! Does that come in cherry flavor?

  2. Re:Nanotech weaponry. by Tetsujin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone who does not take cyberwarfare seriously is not envisioning a world where nanotechnology is everywhere in everything.

    Oh, not to worry... I've read Ghost in the Shell...

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  3. Re:The only new thing is the UN by Runaway1956 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Alright, you're a constipated crackpot. Ex-lax will relieve that, I'm told. Oh - wait - you said conspiration? Hmmmm. Better see the doctor. I've heard that can be really bad . . .

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