The One Sided Cyber War

Curseyoukhan writes with a skeptical perspective on the U.S. Cyberwar posturing. From the article: "The first shot was probably the release of Stuxnet sometime during or before 2009. Even though no one has officially claimed responsibility everyone knows who was behind it. Stuxnet hit with a bang and did a whole lot of damage to Iran's uranium-enrichment capabilities. We followed up Stuxnet with Flame — the Ebola virus of spyware. What did the Iranians fire back with? A series of massive, on-going and ineffective DDoS attacks on American banks. This is a disproportionate response but not in the way military experts usually mean that phrase. It's the equivalent of someone stealing your car and you throwing an ever-increasing number of eggs at his house in response. It's fascinating that Iran continues to do nothing more despite the fact that U.S. critical infrastructure currently has the defensive posture of a dog waiting for a belly rub. Keep that in mind the next time you hear that a 'cyber Pearl Harbor' is imminent."

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maybe because they fear a real attack

[deodiaus2]

I am sure that Iran fears a real attack using atomic weapons on the pretext of revenge. Hitler used such an occasion before Krystal Nacht. The Gestapo managed to find out about a bunch of Jews who were planning to bomb the Ministry of Intelligence in Munich. Instead of doubling up on guards and taking additional precautions against such an attack, the Gestapo decided to withdraw all security measures for two blocks around the target. Once the Jews bombed the building, they were rounded up and paraded for all to see and blame. The follow up events became known as Krystal Nacht. This tactic quelled all dissent and allowed the Nazi's to carry on with a far greater assurance against internal rebellion. This tactic, called "Divide and conquer" was used quite often by Alexander the Great.