There was an interesting article in the New York Times about the cyber attack on a Saudi oil company that occurred in August. The attack unleashed a virus that wiped the hard drives of a large number of the company's computers and replaced them with images of burning American flags. The US has said that the culprits were Iranian and now, two months later, it's being said that the attack was actually retaliation from someone within the company.
The attack is significant because it was simple and managed to do a lot of damage which shows that even with a lot of security, people shouldn't underestimate the power of a cyber attack, even a simple one. People should always take precautions to prevent this sort of scenario from happening.
There is a real danger of WWIII - fought on the cyberspace.
ReplyDeleteThat is the reason why the US Congress authorized the military to form the CYBERCOM (short for Cyber Command). Its charge is to prepare the USA for war, and to direct the war effort when it happens - on cyberspace.
Also, there will be a lot of jobs in the near future for those who are into cryptography, network security and computer forensics.
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