Targeted Attacks Focus On Economic Cyberterrorism

Orome1 writes "When it comes to dangerous Web threats, the only constant is change and gone are the days of predictable attack vectors. Instead, modern blended threats such as Aurora, Stuxnet, and Zeus infiltrate organizations through a variety of coordinated tactics, usually a combination of two or more. Phishing, compromised websites, and social networking are carefully coordinated to steal confidential data, because in the world of cybercrime, content equals cash. And, as a new Websense report illustrates, the latest tactics have now moved to a political and nationalistic stage. Cybercriminals and their blended attacks are having a field day taking advantage of security gaps left open by legacy technologies like firewalls, anti-virus, and simple URL blockers."

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Re:Nations are stupid

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Nations help oppress people, not keep them free

No. Nations that don't have a constitutional framework founded in liberty (freedom of speech, assembly, etc) might fit that description, but not all nations. Nations are either subject to the rule of law (as backed up by their founding documents) or they are just mob rule (or a fuedal society). A nation that doesn't prevent thugs from telling you what to do isn't keeping people free. A nation that is constititionally chartered around the idea of keeping thugs (individual or governmental) in check is, in fact, a preserver of liberty.

That doesn't mean that it always goes well, but that's the general idea. You seem to be suggesting that ALL nations are oppressive because some nations are oppressive to thugs. Denying liberty to those who seek to deny liberty to others is not oppression. It's the opposite.