The cyber menace.

The author discusses government policies regarding preventing cybercrime, and describes the economic effects of online security breaches. The role of governments in cyberattacks are mentioned, such as the Stuxnet worm that invaded Iran's nuclear program and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attac...

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Publicado en:	World Today Vol. 68; no. 11; pp. 32 - 36
Autor principal:	Galeotti, Mark
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Royal Institute of International Affairs Dec2012/Jan2013
Materias:	Iran Government policy Economics Computer crimes > Government policy Computer crime prevention South Ossetia War, 2008 Computer hacking
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Sumario:	The author discusses government policies regarding preventing cybercrime, and describes the economic effects of online security breaches. The role of governments in cyberattacks are mentioned, such as the Stuxnet worm that invaded Iran's nuclear program and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Georgia during the 2008 Russian invasion. Government corruption, military use of cyberattacks, and economic aspects of computer hacking are also discussed.