Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
For many nation states, cyber warfare has become an attractive option because it can be conducted without making great efforts or consuming a lot of resources. And while most people think these attacks are conducted directly by a government, government-sponsored hacking teams also work alongside outside, independent hackers. And whether it’s a lone wolf or a hacking group with sympathies (or a political ideology) in-line with a particular government, these third-party cyber soldiers can make a big impact, just like political action committees (PACs) on the campaign trail. “That is an apt analogy,” says Fred H. Cate, director of the Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research at Indiana University. “It sums up what we are now facing, and it also suggests that cyber efforts could be much more decentralized while raising the question as to how we can control it.” In military terms, Cate says these practices could be seen as both a “force extender” and a “force multiplier.” Cyber warfare, the force extender, essentially provides small nations with the ability to compete against larger nations in a way that would be impossible with conventional weapons. And enlisting hacking groups that are simply sympathetic to a cause serves as a force […]
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