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Mos tc al l i tCy be rWar f ar eandwear eonc eagai npr oudt ohav es omef ant as t i cwr i t e r sl i kePi e r l ui gi Pagani ni , Mour adBe nLakhoua, Le eI v e s , Paul F.Re ndandAhme dShe r i fbac kwi t hust ohe l pe duc at eal lourr e ade r s aboutt hei mpe ndi ngc y be rwarc r i s i sandwhatwec andoabouti t .

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Cybe r W a r f a r e Ac t i vi s t sand

By:Mohi tKuma r

Te r r or i s t sTur nt oCybe r s pac e

“ Cyberspace”Ani nt angi bl el oc al i t yi nwhi c hdat abas e sandwe bs i t e se xi s t .

Si nc et hebe gi nni ngofr e c or de dhi s t or y ,t e r r or i s m hasbe e nani mpor t ant me ansut i l i z e dt oc aus ei ns t abi l i t yt ogov e r nme nt s .

Youwi l lf i ndt hate v e nt he Bi bl es uppor t e di nde pt hme t hodsoft e r r or i s m.I n1 00A. D.I s r ae l iZe al ot s bat t l e dt heRomanoc c upat i onoft he i rc ount r ywi t ht e r r or i s tgor i l l as t y l ehi t andr unt ac t i c si npubl i cpl ac e s .Ev e nmanywor l dhi s t or i anss ayt hatt he Uni t e dSt at e sofAme r i c awasf ounde di nt e r r or i s m,andi ti sc e r t ai nl yhar dt o ar guet hatmode r ndaynat i onsl i keCy pr us ,Al ge r i a,I r e l and,Tuni s i a,and I s r ae l ,i nal lpr obabi l i t y ,woul dnote xi s tt odayi fnotf ort e r r or i s m.Nomat t e r how i ti sde f i ne d,i ti sappar e ntt hatt e r r or i s m hass i gni f i c ant l yanddi r e c t l y mol de dwor l dhi s t or yandhaspl ay e dani mpor t antr ol ehi s t or i c al l ybydi r e c t l y c ompe l l i ngs oc i e t i e st omakedi f f i c ul tc hoi c e sbe t we e nl e v e l soff r e e dom and l e v e l sofoppr e s s i on.

Thi smont hwee xpl or et hi sne wf r ontofc y be rwar f ar eandweai mt oawake n pe opl e .Pe opl eont hef r ontl i neoft hec y be rwarandt hos ewhoar ei nnoc e nt l y l i v i ngl i f et hr ought he i rPC’ smus te duc at et he ms e l v e sonhow gov e r nme nt andhac kt i v i s t shav ede c l ar e dwaront hewor l dandhowt he yar edoi ngi t .

Wi t ht hemode r ndayadv e ntofc omput e rt e c hnol ogy ;t hewor l df i ndsi t s e l f e nme s he di nt hene wf r ont i e rof“ Cy be r s pac e ”andt hi shasnow pl ac e dt he wor l ds quar e l yatahi s t or i c alt ur ni ngpoi nt .Thet y peoff or c et hewor l dhad al way sunde r s t oodass t andar dac t soft e r r or i s m,i snowbe i ngs uppl ant e dby c y be r e s pi onage ,hac kt i v i s m,s i z e abl ec y be rs t r i ke s ,andt heus eofnume r ous c y be rwe aponsagai ns tc r uc i al i nf r as t r uc t ur e .

Cy be r war f ar e , Cy be rs py i ngand Cy be rt e r r or i s mc ons i s tofanyandal l f or msofas s e r t i v eormal e v ol e ntac t i ons t ake ni noppos i t i ont oagov e r nme ntage nc y ,c or por at i on,orapr i v at ec i t i z e n whi c ht r ans pi r e si n“ c y be r s pac e ”t oc ar r youtt he i rac t i ons .

Fort hec y be rwar r i or , c y be rt e r r or i s torc y be rs pyt oat t ai nac c e s st ot ar ge t e dc omput e rs y s t e ms t he yhav egott out i l i z ev andal i s m, e s pi onage , ands abot age .

I ti si mpor t antt o not et hatt heUni t e dSt at e sPe nt agonhasf or mal l yr e c ogni z e dc y be r s pac easa ne w domai ni nwar f ar eandt hor oughl yf e e l sc y be r s pac ehasbe c omej us tas c r i t i c al t oUni t e dSt at e smi l i t ar yope r at i onsasi sl and, s e a, ai r , ors pac e .Many c ount r i e sf e e lt hes ameandasChi nahass howe dus ,ar ee mpl oy i ngt hi sne w f r ont i e rt ogai ndomi nanc e .

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Cy be r t e r r or i s mi si nc r e as i ngi nf r e que nc yandi sadr oi te nought oge ne r at e s e r i ousdamage s .

The“ Cy be r war f ar e ”nowt aki ngpl ac ei si l l us t r at i v eofane w modeoft e r r or i s m,att hes amet i mec ont i nui ngt or e s e mbl emanys t andar d mi l i t ar yandbat t l epr oc e dur e s .I ti sc e r t ai nl ynots ur pr i s i ngt ol e ar nt hata whol ehi ghl yf unde di ndus t r ys pe c i al i z i ngi nne wf or msofc ount e ri nt e l l i ge nc ehasbe e nbi r t he dbe c aus eof“ Cy be r war e f ar e ” ,c ons i s t i ngpr i mar i l yof pr i v at eandmi l i t ar y bas e df i r msandor gani z at i ons .Wor l dwi deal mos tal l We s t e r ngov e r nme nt sandt he i rc or por at er unme di ahav ewas t e dl i t t l et i me i ni de nt i f y i ngCy be r war f ar eas" TheFi f t hDomai nofMode r nWar f ar e ” .

TheUni t e dSt at e sDe f e ns eSe c r e t ar yLe onPane t t as t at e dataJul y201 1ne ws c onf e r e nc et hatt hePe nt agonc ons i de r e dt hec omme r c i alI nt e r ne tt obe“ anot he r ope r at i onalt he at e r of war ” and t hat U. S.St r at e gi c Command ( St r at Com)andCy be rCommandmus tbepr e par e dt ot akeonamor ec onf r ont at i onalr ol ei nc ombat i ngc y be ras s aul t s .Thi sne wsc onf e r e nc ewas c al l e dbyt heDe f e ns eDe par t me ntaf t e rt woc ons e c ut i v e smont hsofas s aul t s ongov e r nme ntdat abas e st hatgr e wi nt ohe at e d“ Cy be r war f ar e ”wi t hs e v e r al anony mousgr oupsofonl i nehac ke r s .The r ewasnol ac kofabundanc eoff e ar t ac t i c sus e datt heJul yne wsc onf e r e nc ef e at ur i ngPane t t a;wi t ht heDe par t me ntofDe f e ns er e v e al i ngt ot hepubl i ct hatan“ unknownf or e i gnage nc y ”had c ol l e c t e dmor et han20, 000doc ume nt si nac y be r as s aul tonaU. S.mi l i t ar y c ont r ac t ori nt hes pr i ng.

Ati t sannualwor ks hopi nJune201 1 ,Gl obalNe t wor kAgai ns tWe aponsand Nuc l e arPowe ri nSpac ede v ot e di t sc onf e r e nc ee nt i r e l yt o“ Cy be r war f ar e ” .

Thec onc l us i ont hatwasr e ac he dbyt hos eatt hec onf e r e nc ei n201 1wast hati t s i mpl ydi dn’ tmat t e ri ft hei mpe t usorai m wasani ns ur ge ntas s aul tagai ns t ‘ Bi gBr ot he r ,f ore c onomi ce nr i c hme nt ,f or e i gngov e r nme nte s pi onage ,orf or ne f ar i ouspur pos e ss uc hasmal i c i ousmi s c hi e f , unf or t unat e l yt he s ehac ke rat t ac ksc ons i s t e nt l ye nde dups e r v i ngt hei nt e r e s tofgr oupsl i keCy be rCommandandt heNSA. Ev e r ys i ngl eoneoft he s ene wbr e ac he s , nomat t e rt hemot i v e s ,c r e at e das t r onge rr at i onal ef orgov e r nme ntwagi ngof f e ns i v ef or msof “ Cy be r war f ar e ”t opr e e mpt i v e l yde f e ndnat i onals e c ur i t y .Re gr e t t abl y ,e ac h ne w at t ac kappe ar st ohav ec r e at e das t r onge rc as ef ore v e ngr e at e rgov e r nme nte nc r oac hme ntonourc i v i ll i be r t i e s .

I ti si mpor t antt onot et hatTheU. S. St r at e gi cCommandnow s e r v e sast hec ommandc e nt e rf orc onduc t i ng“ Cy be r war e f ar e ” ,auni que21 s t c e nt ur ybr andofwar .Andv i r t ual l ye v e r yt e c h ni queof‘ ne ar war ’as s aul t si nc l udi ng“ Cy be r war f ar e ”i smanage df r om U. S. St r at e gi cCommand( St r at Com)he adquar t e r si nOmaha,Ne br as ka.

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Whatdoe st hi sme anf orgr oupsl i keAnony mousorLul z s e c ?

Wear ewi t ne s s i ngane we r ai nt hehi s t or yofwar f ar et hati sr api dl yunf ol di ng al lar oundusandi sc r e at i ngaf or c eofc hanget hathast hepos s i bi l i t yt ohe l p de s t r oyorhe l pr e v ol ut i oni z eourwor l d. “ Cy be rt e r r or i s m”c oul de as i l yi mpai r anat i on e c onomi c al l y ,ps y c hol ogi c al l y ,and e v e n phy s i c al l yand i ne v e r y s i ngl ear e nat hati sus i ngmode r nt e c hnol ogyast he i rf or e mos tpur pos ef ore xi s t e nc es houl dc ons i de rCy be r t e r r or i s m asav e r yr e al t hr e at .

I ti se v i de ntt hat manyc ount r i e s , s uc hasChi naandt heUni t e dSt at e snowv i e wt heI nt e r ne tas av al i di ns t r ume ntt of i ghtawaragai ns tanyandal le ne mi e s .I ti se v i de ntt o wor l dl e ade r sandmul t i nat i onalc or por at i onst hatt heI nt e r ne tc annow be us e dt oe nhanc emi l i t ar yand e c onomi cpowe rf ort he i rnat i onsort he i r bot t om l i ne .The r e f or e ,gov e r nme nt sandc or por at i onsal lov e rt hewor l dar e nowaggr e s s i v e l yt r ai ni ng andr e c r ui t i ngt he i rown “ Cy be rWar r i or s ”t ous e t heI nt e r ne tf orof f e ns i v eat t ac ks ,andt opr ot e c tt he ms e l v e sf r om s uc hat t ac ks .

Gr oupsl i keAnony mouss houl dt akehe e d and r e al i z et hatunl i mi t e dr e s our c e sar ebe i ngus e dt of i ghtt hi sc y be rwarandi fAnony mousandot he r s wantt or e v ol ut i oni z et hewor l dt he ymus ts t ayones t e pahe adofahugemac hi newor ki ngt oc r i ppl et he i re f f or t sandc r i ppl ewor l dgov e r nme nt sandi ndus t r y .

Thoughf r aughtwi t hal t r ui s t i c ,ne f ar i ous ,anduni nt e nde dc ons e que nc e s ,t he ac t i onsofJul i anAs s angeandWi ki Le aksmays e r v east hec or ne r s t oneofhow t hi smov e me nti sc ar r i e df or war d.Gov e r nme nt spai ntwi t ht hebr oade s t br us hpos s i bl e( c l oaki ngt he i rde e dsormi s de e ds )andi nv oker e alori magi ne df e ar sasat hr e att onat i onals e c ur i t y .Conv e r s e l y ,pr opone nt sofc i v i ll i be r t i e sbe l i e v et he s eac t i onsasane c e s s ar yov e r s i ghtandt her i ghtofc i t i z e ns ( USFi r s tAme ndme nt )t ounde r s t andt hewor ki ngsofgov e r nme ntands i de wi t ht hepr ov e r b,s unl i ghti st hebe s tdi s i nf e c t ant .

Towi nawaronemus tknow t he i re ne my .Know t haty oure ne myi swe l l s t oc ke d,we l le duc at e d,we l lr e e nf or c e dandwe l lf unde d.Wor l dc y be rwari s atourf e e tandt hos et hatai mt ogi v ede moc r ac yt ope opl ewor l dwi demus t r e c ogni z eaf or mi dabl ee ne my .

Wet hepe opl ear ede pe ndi ngony ou.Don’ tl os et hi swar .

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CyberW eapon

By:Pi e r l ui g iPa g a ni ni

Fi r s t ,l e t ' st r yt opr ov i deade f i ni t i onofac y be r we apon. Todot hi sIhav e got t e ni ns pi r at i onf r om anar t i c l ewr i t t e nbyt hee xpe r t sThomasRi dand Pe t e rMc Bur ne y .Toc or r e c t l yde f i neac y be rwe aponi thass i gni f i c antl e gal andpol i t i c al c ons e que nc e saswe l l ast hes e c ur i t yi t s e l f .

Thel i nebe t we e nwhat i sac y be r we aponandwhati snotac y be r we aponi ss ubt l e .

Butdr awi ngt hi sl i nei si mpor t ant .Forone ,i thass e c ur i t yc ons e que nc e s :i fa t oolhasnopot e nt i alt obeus e dasawe aponandt odohar mt ooneormany , i ti ss i mpl yl e s sdange r ous .

Se c ondl y , dr awi ngt hi sl i nehaspol i t i c alc ons e que nc e s :anunar me di nt r us i on i spol i t i c al l yl e s se xpl os i v et hananar me done .Thi r dl y ,t hel i nehasl e galc ons e que nc e s :i de nt i f y i ngs ome t hi ngasawe aponme ans ,atl e as ti npr i nc i pl e , t hati tmaybeout l awe dandi t sde v e l opme nt ,pos s e s s i on,orus emaybepuni s habl e .

I tf ol l owst hatt hel i nebe t we e nwe aponandnonwe aponi sc onc e pt ual l ys i gni f i c ant :i de nt i f y i ngs ome t hi ngasnotawe aponi sani mpor t antf i r s ts t e pt owar dspr ope r l yunde r s t andi ngt hepr obl e m athandandt ode v e l opi ngappr opr i at er e s pons e s .Themos tc ommonandpr obabl yt hemos tc os t l yf or m of c y be r at t ac kai mst os py .

The t wo expert s def i ne “cyber weapon” as “a comput er code t hati s used,or desi gnedt obeused,wi t ht he ai m oft hreat eni ng orcausi ng physi cal ,f unct i onal ,or ment alharm t o st ruct ures, syst ems,orl i vi ngbei ngs“ Ov e rt hey e ar smanyc y be rwe aponshav ebe e ni de nt i f i e d,wi t hout adoubtt hemos tf amousofwhi c h i st hev i r usSt uxne t .

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Ani nt e r e s t i ngc l as s i f i c at i onofc y be rwe aponsi sbas e dons pe c t r um ofac t i on, i nt hi ss c al ewei nt r oduc et hef ol l owi ngc at e gor i e s :

• Lowpot e nt i al e ndoft hes pe c t r um i samal war eabl et oaf f e c ts y s t e msf r om out s i debutt hati snotabl et ope ne t r at et het ar ge tort oc r e at eadi r e c thar m.

Tot hi sc at e gor yt ool sands of t war et oge ne r at et r af f i ct oov e r l oadas y s t e m c r e at edamaget oi t ss e r v i c e swi t hat e mpor ar ye f f e c t( e . g.De ni alofSe r v i c e at t ac k)wi t houtdamagi ng.

• Me di um pot e nt i ale ndoft hes pe c t r um,anymal i c i ousi nt r us i onwec an i de nt i f yt hati snotabl et oi nf l ue nc et hef i nalt ar ge tt hati sany wayabl et o c r e at ef unc t i onalandphy s i c aldamage .I nt hi sc at e gor yar ei nc l ude dge ne r i c i nt r us i onage nt sl i kemal war eabl et or api dl ys pr e ad.

• Hi ghpot e nt i ale ndoft hes pe c t r um i sanage ntt hati sc apabl eofpe ne t r at i ngt het ar ge tav oi di nganypr ot e c t i on,c r e at i ngadi r e c thar mt ot hev i c t i m.

Thatc oul dbet hec as eofas ophi s t i c at e dmal war et hatc oul dhar m as pe c i f i c s y s t e ml i ket hev i r usSt uxne t .I ns i det hi sc at e gor ywei nt r oduc eaf ur t he rdi s t i nc t i onbe t we e nal e ar ni ngage ntandi nt e l l i ge ntage nt .St uxne ti sani nt e l l i ge ntwe aponwi t houtl e ar ni ngc apabi l i t i e s ,may bet hi sf e at ur ewi l lbepar tof t hene xtge ne r at i onofc y be rwe apons .

Cos tandc ompl e xi t yoft hi sc y be rt hr e atar ehi ghpot e nt i albe c aus ey oumus t c ons i de rt hatbe hi ndhi ghpot e nt i alage nt st he r ei sal ongandc ons i de r abl e c ont e ntofi nt e l l i ge nc eus e dt oac qui r ei nf or mat i ononf i nal t ar ge tandde v e l op t hewe apons pe c i f i cf ori t .

I nr e c e nty e ar soneoft het opi c sofgr e at e s ti nt e r e s ti nt hei nt e r nat i onals c i e nt i f i cc ommuni t yhasbe e nt hede v e l opme ntofne wc y be rwe aponst ous e agai ns thos t i l ec ount r i e s .

Whatdomi nat e s ,wi t houtanydoubt ,wast heus eofv i r us e sandot he rmal war et oat t ac kc r i t i c ali nf r as t r uc t ur eoft heoppone nt s .

TheSt uxne tc as edi ds c hool , asbe hi ndi t sde v e l opme ntt he r ear egov e r nme nt s t r uc t ur e s ,mos tl i ke l yi nt heU. S.andI s r ae l .

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W hyhast heuseofacyberweaponprovedawi nner?

• Fi r s t , t hedi s c l os ur eofs uc hage nt si ss i l e nc e df ort henat ur eoft hev ul ne r abi l i t i e st hatar ee xpl oi t e d.

Thes t udyofne wz e r odayv ul ne r abi l i t ypr ov i de sa r e aladv ant aget ot hos ewhoat t ac kandt her e l at e dr i s ksoff ai l ur eofope r at i onsi smi ni mal .

Wec ons i de rt hatat t ac kspe r pe t r at e di nt hi sway , be c aus eof t heanony mousnat ur eoft heof f e ns e , al l owy out oc i r c umv e ntt heappr ov al by t hewor l dc ommuni t yt oami l i t ar yof f e ns i v e .

• Thec os t si nv ol v e di nde v e l opi ngs ol ut i onss uc hast hatati s s uear er e l at i v e l yl owc ompar e dt oot he rc onv e nt i onalwe apons .

• Thec hoi c eofc y be rwe aponal l owst hos ewhous et hes ol ut i ont or e mai n anony mousunt i lmi l i t ar ys t r at e gi e sde e mi tappr opr i at e .Themai ns t r at e gi e s t hatus es uc hmal war ear emai nl yai me dat :

o Pr obi ngt het e c hnol ogi c al c apabi l i t i e soft hee ne my .

Theabi l i t yofanage nt t oi nf e c te ne mys t r uc t ur e si ss y mpt omat i cofi nade quat ec y be rde f e ns es t r at e gyt hatmays ugge s taddi t i onalmi l i t ar yopt i ons . o Unde r mi net hos et hatar ec ons i de r e dc r i t i c als t r uc t ur e swhos eope r at i on de pe ndsont heoppone nt ' sv i t alf unc t i onsoft hegov e r nme nt als t r uc t ur eofa c ount r y .

• The r ei snodoubtr e gar di ngt hee f f i c ac yoft he s ewe apons .Ev e nt shav e pr ov e dt hatt he yar eof f e ns i v ewe aponsde s i gne dwi t ht hei nt e ntt oi nf e c toppos i ngs t r uc t ur e s .Thec y be rwe aponsc anbede s i gne dt ohi ts pe c i f i ct ar ge t s whi l emi ni mi z i ngt henoi s er e l at e dt heus ageoft hewe apont hatc anr e s ul ti n c aus i ngt hedi s c ov e r y .Thev e c t orofi nf e c t i onc anbeofv ar i ouski nds ,s uc has ac ommonUSBs uppor t ,be i ngabl et ohi tav e r yl ar genumbe roft ar ge t si na s mal lt i mei nt e r v al .

• Anot he rs i gni f i c antf ac t ori st heabi l i t yt opr e di c tandt oobs e r v et hede v e l opme ntofac y be rwe aponbyage nc i e si nt e l l i ge nc e .I nac l as s i c alc ont e xtt he de v e l opme ntofac onv e nt i onalwe aponc anbee as i l yi de nt i f i e dt hr oughi nt e l l i ge nc eope r at i onsont hegr oundandv i as at e l l i t eobs e r v at i onsc anbee as i l y i de nt i f i e dagar r i s onus e dt ode v e l opmi l i t ar ys y s t e ms .Thede v e l opme ntofa c y be rwe aponi sr at he rdi f f i c ul tt ol oc at eandt hushi nde rt hec y be rwe apon be i nge xpos e d.Ev e napr i v at ehomemaybes ui t abl ef ort hepur pos e .

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Tounde r s t andt her e al e v ol ut i onofc y be rwe aponswi l l s howy ouas l i det ake n f r om apar toft hepr e s e nt at i on" Pr e par i ngf oraCy be rAt t ac k"byKe v i nG. Col e man.

Byv i e wi ngt hi si ti se as yt ounde r s t andhowi thasgr ownov e rt hey e ar sand t het e c hnol ogyi nt hede v e l opme ntofac y be rar s e nalandhowdange r oust he c y be rwe aponsar ei nt hef ut ur e .

Butwho aret heobj ect i vest o beat t acked wi t h weaponsoft hi s ki nd?

Thes e r i e si sv e r ywi de ,i ti sknownt hatamal war ec anaf f e c tanys y s t e mi n whi c ht he r ei sac ont r olc ompone nt .Toc i t es omee xampl e s : • I ndus t r i alc ont r ols y s t e ms ,par t i c ul arc onc e r nar et hos ec ompone nt st hat ov e r s e et heope r at i onofs uc hpl ant sf ore ne r gypr oduc t i onandde l i v e r yofs e r v i c e sofv ar i ouski nds ,s uc haswat e rut i l i t i e s .

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Se v e r ali nt e l l i ge nc es t udi e sde mons t r at et hatmor eov e r1 40c ount r i e shav ea c y be rwe aponde v e l opme ntpr ogr am.St ar t i ngi n2006t hee qui t yi nv e s t me nt i sahundr e dt i me shi ghe r , wi t has e ns i bl ei nc r e as ei nt henumbe rofc ount r i e s t hatar epur s ui ngt hi ski ndofwe aponorac qui r i ngknowl e dgei nt hes e c t or .

I st hecyberweaponauni queprerogat i veofgovernment s?

Unf or t unat e l ynot , al t houghbe hi ndt hede v e l opme ntofac y be rwe apont he r e i spai ns t aki ngi nt e l l i ge nc ewor kandt hei nv e s t me nts t i l ll ar ge .Wemus tal s o ke e pi nmi ndt hats uc hwe aponsc anal s obede v e l ope dbygr oupsofc r i mi nal s andhac kt i v i s t swi t hunpr e di c t abl eanddi s as t r ousc ons e que nc e s .Asant i c i pat e dt hede v e l opme ntofac y be rwe aponr e qui r e sal ongpr oc e s sofr e s e ar c h, howe v e r ,gr oupsofhac ke r sandc y be rc r i mi nal smaybeabl e ,t hr oughpr oc e s s e sofr e v e r s ee ngi ne e r i ng,t oanal y z et hes our c e sc ode sofe xi s t i ngwe ap onsmodi f y i ngt he m ac c or di ngt he i rde s i gn.I nt hi swayt he yc oul dpr ol i f e r at e c y be rwe aponsc har ac t e r i z e dbyi nc r e as i ngl yc ompl e xandunpr e di c t abl ebe hav i or .

Le t â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sc l ar i f yt hatac y be rwe aponnotne c e s s ar i l ymus tbeus e dwi t hof f e ns i v e pur pos e .Dur i ngl as tf e w mont hsne wshasbe e nc i r c ul at i ngi ns omeme di a aboutFuj i t s uc ompanyhav i ngs ubs c r i be dac ont r ac twi t ht heJapane s eMi ni s t r yofDe f e ns ef ort hede v e l opme ntofane wv i r us .

Thene wsc onf i r ms ,t he r e f or e ,t heappr oac hi nt r oduc e di nt hi sar t i c l e ,v i r us e s ar eus e dasawe apon i ns i deac y be rs t r at e gy .Ic i t et hi se xampl ef ort he uni que ne s soft hec as e .Thi st i met hepr oj e c tf ort hev i r usde v e l opme nti snot f ort heof f e ns epur pos ebutf orde f e ns e .Thati sanot he ri nt e r e s t i ngus ageofa c y be rwe apon,de v e l ope dt ode f e nds y s t e msandt r ac kbac kanyc y be rt hr e at s .

Re gar di ngt hepr oj e c t ,f oranappr oxi mat ec os tofU. S.$2.

3mi l l i on,i tappe ar st hatJapani ske e nt ohav eat ool t hats e e ksouti nf e c t e dc omput e r s , hoppi ngf r om PCt oPC,andc l e anst he m up.

Thede bat eont hee f f i c ac yoft heme t hodadopt e di sope n.

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Arewereadyt of aceacyberat t ack?

Nodoubti nr e c e nty e ar s ,i nt e r nat i onalopi ni onwass t r ongl ys e ns i t i z e don t hi si s s ueandt he r ehav ebe e nhugei nv e s t me nt si nwar f ar e .Nume r ouss t udi e shav ede mons t r at e dt hene e df orade quat ec y be rs t r at e gy ,de f e ns i v easof f e ns i v e .

Unf or t unat e l yt hene wsi snotgood.Toomanyc r i t i c al i nf r as t r uc t ur e s ar es t i l lv ul ne r abl et oat t ac ksc ar r i e doutwi t ht hi st y peofwe apon.I ti st he r e f or ene c e s s ar yt omoni t or ,wi t hani nt e r nat i onalc ol l abor at i on,t hede v e l opme ntandpr ol i f e r at i onoft he s et hr e at s .Theke yc r i t i c ali nf r as t r uc t ur e sal l ov e rt hewor l dmus tbei de nt i f i e dandmus tde f i neac ommonde f e ns epol i c y . . .wes t i l lhav emuc hwor kt odo.

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By:Mour a dBe nLa khoua Cybe rwar f ar eani nt e r nat i onalc onc e r n

Todayc y be rs e c ur i t yi samaj orc onc e r nf oral lc ount r i e sandal lnat i onsne e d t obepr e par e df oramas s i v eat t ac kt hatwi l lt akedownt he i rf ac i l i t i e s .I nt r adi t i onalwart heat t ac ke rs t ar t sbyus i ngai rf or c et ot ar ge tc r i t i c als y s t e msi n t hec ount r y , t hi sope r at i onwi l l maket hee ne myoutofc ont r ol ofhi sar myand de c r e as et hec ommuni c at i oni nt hec ount r y .

Te c hnol ogyi sc hangi ngandIt hi nkt hatc y be r at t ac kgoi ngt obet hef i r s tope r at i oni nanyt r adi t i onalwar .I fy oupe ne t r at et he i rc y be r s pac ef i r s ty ouwi l l beabl et ogat he rv e r yi mpor t anti nf or mat i ont hatc anbeus e di nt hewar ,f or e xampl e , numbe rofs ol di e r s , numbe rofai r por t sandt y pe sofs y s t e msus e di n t hear myc ommuni c at i one t c â&#x20AC;Ś

Manyc ount r i e smayf e e lt he yar enotgoi ngt obeaf f e c t e dbyt hi st y peofwar f ar east he yhav enopol i t i c alc onf l i c t sbutt hi si snott r ue .Fore xampl e ,t he c y be rwarbe t we e nPaki s t anandI ndi awhe r et he yus e donl i nes e ar c he ngi ne s t oi de nt i f yv ul ne r abl ewe bs i t e si nAf r i c at ode f ac et he m andt r ans mi tme s s age sr e gar di ngt hes i t uat i oni nt her e gi on.

Topr ot e c tc y be r s pac ei ti sv e r yi mpor t antt oc r e at eanat i onals t r at e gyf oral l c ount r i e sc i t i z e nst hatwi l li nc l udeanac t i onpl ant opr ot e c tt he i rc y be rbor de r s .Thef i r s tt hi ngi si de nt i f y i ngwhatwear el ooki ngt opr ot e c tf ore xampl e hos pi t al s, mi ni s t r i e s, gov e r nme nt ali ns t i t ut i ons , me di ae s t abl i s hme nt s, pe r s onali nf or mat i onands oon.

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Ne xt ,weappl ys e c ur i t ys t andar dsandbe s tpr ac t i c e st oguar ant e et hec onf i de nt i al i t y ,i nt e gr i t yandav ai l abi l i t yofi nf or mat i onatt he s eor gani z at i ons ,by c onduc t i ngac ons t antaudi toft hee xi s t i ngi nf or mat i ons y s t e ms .Theaudi t s c anbet wi c eay e arormor e ,t hi swi l lhe l pust ounde r s t andi fwear ev ul ne r abl et oc y be r at t ac ksornot .

Dur i ngt hec y be r at t ac kal lpe opl ear ei nv ol v e d, s owene e dt oc r e at eac y be r s e c ur i t yawar e ne s sandt r ai ni ngpr ogr am f ori ndi v i dual si nc l udi ngt hes mal l f ami l y . Wec anc r e at eaki ndofc ar t oonst ot r ans mi tt hei nf or mat i ont o c hi l dr e nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sormov i e sf orpar e nt s .Thi swi l lr ai s et hes e c ur i t yawar e ne s sand maket he me duc at e daboutc y be r at t ac kwe aponsl i kemal war e s .Tr ai ni ngof t e c hni c als t af fi sal s oi mpor t antt oac qui r et heknowl e dgeofhowt omakeour s y s t e mspr ot e c t e dandwhatki ndoft hr e at sar ef ac i ngc y be r s pac e .

Vul ne r abi l i t i e sar edi s c ov e r e donadai l ybas e sandt hi smake st hev ul ne r abi l i t yas s e s s me ntandpe ne t r at i ont e s t i ngani mpor t antpar toft hes t r at e gyt o makey ours y s t e m asmuc haspos s i bl e ,f r e ef r om ne wbugsdi s c ov e r e di ndi f f e r e nts of t war epac kage s .Thi sc anbebyal e r t i ngal lc i t i z e nsofne wv ul ne r abi l i t i e sv i amai l i ngl i s t sandhowi ti spos s i bl et of i xt he s ev ul ne r abi l i t i e s .

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Al s oI mpl e me nt i nghone y pot sf orc at c hi ngandde t e c t i ngi nf e c t e dmac hi ne s i nt henat i onalc y be r s pac eandl aunc hi ngac y be r s e c ur i t yc ommuni t yc oor di nat i on( s uc hasHone y ne tpr oj e c t( 1 ) ,Shadows e r v e r ( 2) ,CERTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s( 3) )t omi t i gat emal war et hr e at s .Thi sc oor di nat i on c an he l pbyl e ar ni ngf r om ot he r c ount r i e se xpe r i e nc ei nde f e ndi ngt he i rc y be rboar de r s .

Cl e anups e r v i c e si sav e r yi mpor t antac t i v i t yt hatmake sy ourc y be rs pac e s af e ,wec ani magi net henumbe rofbotne t wor kse xi s t i ngi nt hewor l dand t he ymaybeus e di nac y be r at t ac katanymome nt .Re mov i ngmal war e sf r om i nf e c t e dhos t swi l l mi t i gat et hi st hr e atbypr ov i di ngf r e et ool sandas s i s t anc ei f t he yar er e qui r e dbyv i c t i ms .

Fi nal l y,ani mport antquest i ont hatmanyaski show preparedare wef orcyberwarf are?

Theans we ri st hatwear ef i ndi ngav e r ypr omi s i ngs i t uat i ont hatne e dsl aws andpr i or i t i e sf orc y be rs e c ur i t yc oope r at i oni nt hei nt e r nat i onalc ommuni t y .

Manys t ake hol de r sunde r s t andt hei mpor t anc eofpr ot e c t i ngc y be r s pac et o makei tc l e anf r om mal war e sandc y be r c r i mi nal s .

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C y b e r W a r f a r e S a d a H a c k i ng Ac c t i vi s t sand

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Ofc our s e ,mos tofushav ewat c he dt heLi v eFr e eordi eHar dMov i e s .The y we r ewonde r f ulmov i e swhi c hc ombi ne dt e c hnol ogywi t hc y be rwarandat t ac ki ng.Fort hos ewhodi dn' twat c ht he s emov i e st he ywe r et al ki ngabout hac ki ngt hei nf r as t r uc t ur es y s t e msoft heUSs ot he yc oul dc ont r olal lt hes y s t e ms .May bemos tofust houghtaboutt hi ss c e nar i oass c i e nc ef i c t i on.We di dn' te xpe c tt hatt e c hnol ogyhasbe c omeani mpor t antpar tofourl i f eand e nought oe xpos eust ot hedange r !

Vi rus,Troj an& W orms Whe nwehe araboutt hos et e r mi nol ogi e sweknow t hatt he s eki ndsofmal war e se xi s tbutwene v e re xpe c t e dt hatmal war e sc oul dde s t r oyt hei nf r as t r uc t ur eofac ount r yore v e nac i t y .Mos tofusdon' thav ee noughknowl e dget o e xpe c tt hat ,wej us tknowt hatmal war e sc anbede t e c t e dbyant i v i r us e sand wec anr e mov et he me as i l y .Wedon' tknowt her e alhar mi tc anc aus ef orus andf orourc ount r i e s .

Butwhatwoul dy oudoi fIt ol dy out hatmal war e sc oul d di s abl eas af e t ymoni t or i ngs y s t e mf orne ar l yf i v ehour s ?Andi tc ane xpos ea l otofpe opl et odange r .Whatwoul dy oudoi fIt ol dy out hatt hi smal war ec an e xpl oi tanuc l e arpl ant ? Wear et al ki ngar e all i f es i t uat i on,notaboutt he mov i e .Wehav et oknowhowt he yc oul dat t ac kourwor l d.Andhowt he yc an e ndourl i f ei namome nt .

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I n2000,i nQue e ns l and,Aus t r al i a.Vi t e kBode nr e l e as e dmi l l i onsofl i t e r sof Unt r e at e dSe wagei nt of r e s hwat e rs t r e amsus i ngawi r e l e s sl apt op. #I n2003SQLSl amme rWor mc r as he dt heOhi oNuc l e arPl antne t wor k.

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El ect roni cRocket( St uxnet ) Thi si st hee l e c t r oni cr oc ke twhi c hc oul de ndadr e am ofac ount r yt ohav ea nuc l e arwe apon.

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I nt hi spi c t ur eabov ey ouc ans e et hec os t sofwe apons .I s r ae lwasv e r ys uc c e s s f ulwi t hal owc os t .

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s ve i os sandExpl t s i or r r Te By:Pa ulF .Re nda al t gi nDi EMP)i s( e s cPul i t omagne r t c e ngEl i nduc I e t e ol sObs ve i os sMayMakeExpl e c vi De

Today ,c omput e r s( mi c r opr oc e s s or s )c ont r olal mos te v e r yas pe c tofourl i v e s .

I nanymode r nhos pi t al ,t hemoni t or i ngofpat i e nt s ’ v i t als i gnsr e l i e sonc omput e r i z e ds y s t e ms .Today ,manyc omme r c i alj e t sar ee i t he rf l ownbywi r eor ar ec ont r ol l e dbyanonboar dc omput e r i z e ds y s t e m.Oi lr e f i ne r i e s ,wat e rpol l ut i onpl ant s ,c he mi c alpl ant s ,andt hee l e c t r i cgr i dar ec ont r ol l e dbymi c r opr oc e s s or sr unni ngSCADA s upe r v i s or yc ont r olanddat aac t i on s of t war e .

Whe nIus et het e r ms“ mi c r opr oc e s s or / s ol i ds t at e ”and“ c omput e r , ”Iam r e f e r r i ngt ode v i c e st hatar ev e r yv ul ne r abl et oe l e c t r omagne t i cpul s e( EMP) .

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4Me gat onHbomb, whi c hwasde t onat e datanal t i t udeofabout400km andadi s t anc eofabout1 , 500mi l e sf r om Hawai i .The pul s epi nne dt hene e dl e sofs omei ns t r ume nt sandbur ntoutot he rt e s tge ar .

I tmadei t s e l fknownt ot hei nhabi t ant sbyde ac t i v at i nganumbe rofs t r e e t l i ght s .Te l e phonec al l sf r om ot he rHawai i ani s l andswe r eaf f e c t e d.

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I thasbe e nt he or i z e dt hatahy dr oge nbombbl as t400km awayf r om Omaha woul dc r e at e danEMPt hatwoul ddi s abl et heUni t e dSt at e s â&#x20AC;&#x2122; e l e c t r i cgr i dand ot he rs ol i ds t at ede v i c e shooke dupt oi t .I twoul dal s owr e akhav ocwi t hmi c r owav et owe r sands at e l l i t e s ,aswe l lasot he rme ansofc ommuni c at i onand t r ans por t at i on.

I naddi t i on,EMPsc anal s obepr oduc e dbyt hee xpl os i onofanar mat ur e c har ge dwi t he l e c t r i c i t y ;t hati s , ac he mi c al e xpl os i oni nv ol v i ngac har ge dc onduc t or .

Bot hoft he s eme t hodsr e l yont heEMPt obet r ans mi t t e dt hr oughf r e es pac e .

Pul s e st r av e l i ngt hr oughf r e es pac el os et he i re ne r gyatar at eof1 / rs quar e d.

I hav ee xpe r i me nt e dwi t hi nj e c t e dEMPt hr oughc oppe rwi r i ngandorot he r c ommuni c at i onswi r i ng.

I fi tc onduc t se l e c t r i c i t y , i twi l l c onduc tapul s e .

What aboutt hepowe rs t r i pst hatpr ot e c te l e c t r oni c s ?Mypul s er e adi l ypas s e s t hr ought he m.Ic anr e t unemyge ne r at ort omaxi mi z ei t sdi s abl i ngpowe r .

Anot he ror i gi nofEMPi st hes un.Cor onalmas sdi s c har ge sands ol ars t or ms hav epl ay e dhav ocwi t ht hee l e c t r i cgr i d.Ourl ar gee l e c t r i c aldi s t r i but i oni nf r as t r uc t ur eac t sasar e c e i v i ngant e nna,andc anal s oac tast r ans mi t t i ngant e nnai fonewe r et oi nj e c tanEMPi nt oi t .

Ihav ee xpe r i me nt e dwi t hMar xge ne r at or s , hav i ngus e dt he mt oi nduc et he s e pul s e st hr oughc oppe rwi r i ng, phonewi r i ng, andanyot he rt y peofc onduc t or .

I nt he s ec as e s ,t hepul s e sdi edownasac ompl e xLCR c i r c ui t .Ihav egi v e n de mons t r at i onsofmypr ot ot y pe satDEFCON and HOPE;t he s ear et wo abov e gr oundhac ke rc onf e r e nc e s .Myde v i c epr oduc e spul s e smanyor de r sof magni t udes mal l e ranHbomborac he mi c alar mat ur e .

I ns t e adofonel ar gepul s e , Ic r e at emanypul s e s .

Thes ummat i onofpul s e sc r e at e sdi s t ur banc e si nt hede v i c eunde rt e s t .Mypul s e sc anc r e at et hr e edi f f e r e nte f f e c t s :one ,as i ght ,l i kel i ne sonat e l e v i s i onwhe nl i ght ni ngs t r i ke s â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a t y peofe f f e c tf uz z i ng.Thes e c ondi samor epowe r f ule f f e c t :t hede v i c ewi l l t ur nof f ,r e boot ,orwi l lne e dt obemanual l yr e s e t .Thet hi r de f f e c ti st hatt he de v i c ewi l lbur nout .The s es ol i ds t at ec ompone nt shav eame mor y ;onc ea de v i c ei spul s e d,i t swor ki ngl i f e t i mei sc uts hor t .

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TheRus s i anFe de r at i oni sal s oe ngagi ngi nagr e atde alofr e s e ar c hi nt ot hi s me t hodol ogy .Ihav ebe e nf ol l owi ngt he i rwor kc l os e l y ,al t hought her e ade r s houl dnoti nf e rf r om t hi st hatIhac ki nt oRus s i ans y s t e msi nde e d,myhar d dr i v e sar enotonl ys pi cands pan,butIdr yc l e ant he m dai l y .

I nt hemov i eDi eHar d4:Li v eFr e eorDi eHar d,t he r ei st al kofaf i r es al e ,or anat t ac kagai ns tal lgov e r nme nt ali ns t al l at i ons ,i nf r as t r uc t ur e ,powe rl i ne s , gasl i ne s , andwat e rl i ne s .Thi st y peofhac kwoul dbee xt r e me l ydi f f i c ul tt oac c ompl i s h.I twoul dr e qui r emal war et hatr unsonWi ndows ,Li nux,SunSol ar i s ,andt heZ/ OSope r at i ngs y s t e m.The r ei snos i ngl ev i r usorwor mt hat c oul dat t ac kal lt he s eope r at i ngs y s t e mss i mul t ane ous l ywi t ht hes amee f f e c t .

Ofc our s e ,t he r ei sac ommonal i t y ;t he s eope r at i ngs y s t e msal lr unons ol i d s t at e de v i c e s . The af or e me nt i one df i l m,i nt e r e s t i ngl y ,hi ghl i ght st he gov e r nme nt â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sdi f f i c ul t yi nr e c r ui t i nghac ke rt al e nt .

W hatwoul dat heoret i calat t ackl ookl i keagai nsta50st oreybui l di ng?

Thee l e v at or s , t hel i ght i ngc ont r ol , t hec e nt r al f i r es y s t e me v e r y t hi ngwoul dgo down.Bui l di ngmanage me ntwoul dbe c omeunabl et oc ommuni c at ewi t ht he oc c upant s .

W hataboutaf l ybywi repl ane?

Thepl anei st ot al l yc ont r olbymi c r opr oc e s s or sr unni ngadi f f e r e ntope r at i ng s y s t e ms oast obev i r us / wor mr e s i s t ant .I tal s or unsc ommuni c at i onbus e s , ut i l i z i ngdi f f e r e ntpr ot oc ol s .Onec ommone l e me nti st hatmi c r opr oc e s s or s r une v e r y t hi ng.Ai r pl ane sar er e s i s t antt ol i ght ni ng/ EMPsge ne r at e de xt e r nal l y ,butar ehi ghl ys us c e pt i bl et oEMPi nt e r f e r e nc ege ne r at e di nt hec abi n.

Expl os i v e sc r e at ephy s i c alf or e ns i c s ;t hati s ,t her e mai nsoft hebomb,t he c he mi c al t y pet i me r ,andt hebombpac kage .EMPc r e at e snos uc hf or e ns i c s .

Anat t ac kc anbel aunc he df r om anye l e c t r i cout l e t .

The r ei snoI Paddr e s st hat c anbet r ac e d;be s i de s ,anyde v i c et hati sus e df ors uc ht r ac i ngwoul dbedi s abl e dbyt heEMP.Thepul s ege ne r at orc anbedi s gui s e dasanypi e c eofe l e c t r oni ce qui pme nt .

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e r a f r a W r e b y C ? y t i l a e OrR h M yt

By :L e eI v e s

ht t p: / / ww w. s ec ur i t yf aqs . c om /

Goodque s t i on!Andt heans we rr e al l ywi l lde pe nduponwhoy oul i s t e nt o.

I nf ac t ,i twi l lal s obei nf l ue nc e dbyhowy oude f i nec y be rwar f ar ei nt hef i r s t pl ac e .

Hast aLaVi st a,Baby Tos omepe opl et het e r m me ansr e albat t l e f i e l df i ght i ngc ont r ol l e dbyc omput e r s ,s ome t hi ngl i ket hemanv e r s usmac hi nebat t l e sofTheTe r mi nat or f r anc hi s e .TheT1 01i sal ongwayof fofc our s ebutc omput e r sar epl ay i ngan i nc r e as i ngr ol ei nmi l i t ar yac t i ons ,f r om l as e rgui danc es y s t e mst or e mot e dr one sandmuc he l s ebe s i de s .

GovernmentSpi esAndHackers Themor epopul arunde r s t andi ngoft het e r m Cy be rWar f ar e ,andt heoneI â&#x20AC;&#x2122; m goi ngt ot al kaboutt oday ,s ur r oundst hec ul t ur eofgov e r nme ntc ont r ol l e d s pi e sandhac ke r s .

I fy ouke e pane y eont hene wst he ny ouar epr obabl yawar et hatt hi si sas ubj e c tt hati sgar ne r i ngal ar geamountofat t e nt i ont he s eday s .Butwhate xac t l y i st het hr e att hati spos e dandhowmuc hofapr obl e mi si tr e al l y ?

I nt erconnect ed I nt hewor l dwel i v ei nr i ghtnow t het r e ndi sf ormor eandmor eofours y s t e mst obec onne c t e dt oi nt e r nal ne t wor ksandt hei nt e r ne ti t s e l f .

Thatdoe s nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; t j us tappl yt oy ouandIi nourhome sbutal s ot obanks ,mi l i t ar yi ns t al l at i ons andgov e r nme nt s .

Thi sne wl e v e l ofc onne c t i v i t ybr i ngshugebe ne f i t si nt e r ms ofpr oduc t i v i t yandc ol l abor at i onbuti tdoe sope nupne war e asofr i s kt oo.

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CyberW arf areRi sks Ther i s kspr e s e nt e dbyt hi st y peofc y be rwar f ar ear emanyandv ar i e d.Some oft heobv i ousone sc e nt r ear oundhi ghv al uet ar ge t ss uc hasnuc l e arpowe r s t at i ons-i . e .St uxne twhi c hal l e ge dl yt ar ge t e dI r an’ snuc l e arpr oduc t i onf ac i l i t i e swi t ht hei nt e nt i onofdamagi ngt he i rur ani um e nr i c hi ngc e nt r i f uge sbutal s oot he r ,‘ nonmi l i t ar y ’ t ar ge t ss uc hast hepowe rgr i dc oul dal s obeput atr i s k.Pos s i bl y .

Ot he rt ar ge t swhi c hmaybec ons i de r e dl e s sr i s kyc oul dal s obeofi nt e r e s tt o gov e r nme nts pons or e dhac ke r st oot houghpe r s onale mai lac c ount sandc omput e r sc oul dbehac ke di nt hehope sofdi s c ov e r i ngpas s wor dsandot he rs e ns i t i v ei nf or mat i ont hatc oul dope nupot he r ,j ui c i e roppor t uni t i e s .

How bi gaprobl em i st hi st ypeofcyberwarf are?

Thati sav e r yt r i c kyque s t i ont oans we rac t ual l y .Af t e ral l ,i fy ournat i onhad j us tbe e nhac ke dandl os tv al uabl ei nf or mat i onwoul dy ous har et hos ede t ai l s wi t ht hewor l d?Ofc our s ey ouwoul dn’ t !

Ibe l i e v et heonl yv i abl er e s pons ei st opat c ht hebr e ac hi nt hehopet hati t doe s n’ thappe nagai nandt oke e pqui e ts oasnott oal e r tot he rpot e nt i alaggr e s s or st ot hef ac tt haty ourne t wor ksc ans oe as i l ybec ompr omi s e d.

I nf ac tt hi st y peofc y be rwar f ar e , bei thac ki ngors py i ng, i sv e r yhar dt or e por t onatal lbe c aus ei ti sv e r ymuc hac l oakanddagge ri ndus t r y .Nonat i onwi l l admi tt oc ar r y i ngouts uc hac t i v i t i e sandv e r yf e war ewi l l i ngt or e por tf al l i ng v i c t i mt ot he me i t he r .

Cy be rWar f ar e–TheMy t h Sowhoi sbe hi ndt he s ei nt e r nat i onalc y be rat t ac kst he n?

Chi na?

That st hee as yans we ri s n’ ti t ?

Oratl e as tt heonet hatv ar i ousgov e r nme nt sandme di aout l e t swoul dl i keus t obe l i e v e ,de s pi t et hel ac kofanyr e als uppor t i nge v i de nc eofanyki nd.

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Butbe f or ey ouge tal lhotandbot he r e daboutt hePe opl e â&#x20AC;&#x2122; sLi be r at i onAr my y ous houl d,pe r haps ,s t opandc ons i de rt hef ac tt hatChi nahasbe e nat ar ge t oft hi st y peofac t i v i t yt oo.I nar e c e ntar t i c l eTheRe gi s t e rhi ghl i ght e dhow ov e r s e asc omput e r shadt ake nc ont r olov e rs ome1 0, 593Chi ne s ewe bs i t e si n 201 1 .

Soi ti sAme r i c at he n?

May be ,may benot .

I nt hec as eabov eChi naac t ual l yat t r i but e dal ar ge rpor t i onoft hebl amet o t he i rne i ghbour si nJapanbutAme r i c adi dr e c e i v eame nt i onnone t he l e s s .

Thepr obl e m wi t ht hi sbl amegameofc our s ei st hef ac tt hatt he s ehac ksar e har dt ot r ac ei nt hef i r s tpl ac e .

Whe ny ouc ons i de rhowr e gul arhac ke r sar eabl et oc ov e rt he i rt r ac ks ,ast he y c aus emay he m ors t e al mone yac r os st hene t , t he ny oube t t e rbe l i e v et hats t at e s pons or e dc y be rwar r i or swi l ldoe xac t l yt hes ame ,onl ybe t t e r .

Whe ngov e r nme ntf ac i l i t i e sar ec ont r ol l e dbybot ne t sorc r i ppl e dbyDDoSat t ac ks ,i de nt i f y i ngt hepe r pe t r at ori sgoi ngt obeanal mos ti mpos s i bl et as k.

CyberW arf are-TheReal i t y It hi nkt hes i mpl et r ut hhe r ei st hatt hos eofuswhoar eout s i deofgov e r nme nt s i mpl yhav enowayofknowi nghowbi gapr obl e mc y be rwar f ar er e al l yi s .

We c angue s s , pr obabl yqui t er i ght l y , t hati tdoe si nde e dgoonr i ghtnowandt hat i twi l ll i ke l ybeabi gge ri s s uei ny e ar st oc ome .

Ial s ot hi nki tf ai rt oas s umet hatourowngov e r nme nt s ,whi c he v e rone st he y maybe ,hav emor et hanapas s i ngi nt e r e s ti nac qui r i ngot he rnat i onâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ss e c r e t s -t he yal way shav edone-nonat i oni spe r f e c tandv e r yf e war el i ke l yt obe wi t houtbl amewhe ni tc ome st oc y be rwar f ar e .

Buti ns t e adofat t r i but i ngbl ame , whi c hi sv e r yhar dt odoanyway , pe r hapswe s houl dj us tc onc e nt r at eonhar de ni ngourowns e c ur i t yandmi t i gat i ngt he r i s ksofanat t ac ks uc c e e di ngagai ns tus ?

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WATCH YOUR BACK THEY AREWATCHI NG YOUR HACK

By:Pa t t iGa l l e( Exe c ut i veEdi t orTHN)

He l l oal lofy ouPr i nc e sofPe ac e ,Ki ngsandQue e nsofFr e e dom,War r i or sof Wor l dRe v ol ut i on.Appar e nt l y ,y ouhav eat t r ac t e dmor eat t e nt i ont hanwas f i r s tt houghtwar r ant e dbyt hos ebe adye y e dFe dsandgummyl i ppe dgov e r nme ntof f i c i al s .Asy ouc ans e ebyt hec ont e ntoft hi smont hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; smagaz i ne ,war hasbe e nde c l ar e di nt hec y be rwor l d.

Ahhhh,Il ov et hes oundofar e v ol ut i on,t het appi ngoft hos eke y sont heke y boar d.Il ov es e e i ngt her e v ol ut i on,dar kr oomswi t hj us tac omput e rs c r e e n l i ght i ngt hewayt hr ought het r e nc he s .Il ov er e adi ngoft her e v ol ut i onasFac e bookandTwi t t e rme s s age sr unwi l dt hr ought hec i r c ui t sofc abl e sands at e l l i t ebe ams .

Cl e ar l y ,ourt r ueAnonsar ehol di ngupt he i rmi ddl ef i nge rt owor l dgov e r nme nt sandc r us t yc or r uptc or por at i ons .Whi c h, i nt ur n, hass e ntt heFBI , CI A, St r at c om andbl ah,bl ah,bl ahc har gi ngi nt oki l ly ourc omput e rs c r e e nsand j am y ourke y boar ds .Taki ngAnonsof ft oj ai landt hr e at e ni ngt he m wi t hl os s ofl i mbandl i f e .

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Ac k…. t hewhol et hi nggi v e smeahe adac he .

Whodot he s epe opl et hi nkar egoi ngt os t andupandpr ot e c tMot he rEar t h?

Ce r t ai nl ynott hee xhi ppi e swhos t oodf i r m,j oi nt si nhand,f i ght i ngt hec or r uptgov e r nme ntandt he i rwarmac hi ne si nt he1 960’ s .The yhav eal ls i nc e f al l e nont ot he i re as yc hai r s ,t he i rj oi nt se xt i ngui s he d,t he i r401 K’ sdi mi ni s he d,t he i rt axe si nc r e as i ng,andt he i rMe di c ar edi s appe ar i ng.

Ce r t ai nl ynott hepoorandt hes oc i al l yunac c e pt abl e .How c ant he yf i ghta bat t l ewhe nt he i rhous e sar ef or e c l os e d,t he i rj obsar egone ,t he i re duc at i ons wor t hl e s s ? The yhav eonl ye noughe mot i onals t r e ngt ht of ac eanot he rbl e ak day .

W hodoest hi sl eavet ot akeupcyberarmsagai nstt yrannyandi nj ust i ceand greed and corrupt i on? Theans we rhasunf ol de di nc omput e rs c r e e nsal lar oundt hewor l d.

Thel e gi onsofy oungpe opl ewhoawokef r om t he i rdr e amsofgoodf or t une andhappi ne s sandf oundt he i rf ut ur e sdar kandhope l e s s .Thec hi l dr e nof t e c hnol ogyt hathav er e al i z e dake y boar di st hemos tpowe r f ulwe aponi nt he wor l d.That ’ swho.

Butt akehe e dmyc he r ubs ,r e me mbe rt hey i ngandy angofl i f e ,t hepol aroppos i t e s ,t hebl ac kandwhi t e ,t hegoodv e r s use v i l .Youwi l lnotgof r e e l yi nt o t hegoodf i ght .Mos t l y ,t he ywi l lus ey ourowns ol di e r st of i ghtagai ns ty ou.

Whydoy out hi nkt heFBIhass e nts omanys ni t c he si nt ot hec y be rt r e nc he s ?

The yc e r t ai nl yc oul dnotf i ghtt hi swart he ms e l v e s ;t he yhav et or e s or tt oe nt i c i ngc omput e rl i t e r at eandbr i l l i antt e c hi emi ndst odot he i rdi r t yde e ds .

But , nomat t e r .Fore v e r ys ni t c ht he r ei sac ommi t t e d, mor alandMADy oung pe r s onwhoknowst hatt he r ei snot r ut hbe i ngt ol d,nopr ot e c t i onf ort het ax pay e r s ,nos pons or s hi poff or t unef ort hepe opl e .

Whi c hbr i ngsmet oat r e ndonFac e bookandTwi t t e rt hatc onc e r nsmeabi t .

Young,br i ght ,e age rki dswant i ngt oj oi nt her anksoft hes e as one dAnony mous .The yf e e lt hes amei nj us t i c e s ,t hes amer e al i z at i onoft he i rdar kf ut ur e s ,t hes ameange rt owar dst hec or r upt i onoft he i rgov e r nme nt sbutt he y ar er unni nghe adl ongi nt oani ght mar e .The i ri ne xpe r i e nc eandl ac koft e c hni c alabi l i t yi sc aus i ngar r e s t sal lov e rt hewor l d.

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Tot he m Is ay“ s l ow ands t e ady ”wi nst her ac e .Thought f ulandme t i c ul ous pr oc e s sc ompl e t e st hede e d.I nor de rt omaker e alc hange ,i nor de rf orgov e r nme nt st or e al l yhe art heme s s age ,i nor de rf orAnony moust or e al l ydo whatot he r sc oul dnot ,y oumus tknowy ourwe aponandknowy oure ne my .

Ial s ohopet hatt hee xpe r i e nc e dAnons e e st het r e ndanddoe swhat e v e rt he y c ant ohe l pt hene wr e c r ui tbes uc c e s s f ulandmakeadi f f e r e nc e .

REMEMBER: YOUAREANONYMOUS YOUARELEGI ON YOUNEVERFORGET YOUNEVERFORGI VE EXPECTYOU……

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I nt er vi ewon

I NTERNETS ECURI TY

TheHac ke rNe wsi spr oudoft hef ac tt hatmanyne ws pape r sandmagaz i ne s ar oundt hewor l das kf ori nt e r v i e wswi t husabouti nt e r ne ts e c ur i t yandhac ki ngi nge ne r al .Wewoul dl i ket os har ear e c e nti nt e r v i e wwi t hy ouasi tgi v e s usc hanc et os e ndouts omegr e att e c hni c ali nf or mat i onandke e pourr e ade r s upt odat ewi t hopi ni onsandf ac t si nt hec y be rs e c ur i t ywor l d.Wear egr at e f ul t oe v e r y onewhowant st obei nf or me dandwehopey oue nj oyr e adi ngour l at e s te f f or t sate duc at i ngt hewor l d.

Q :I N YOUR OPI NI ON,W HAT HAS BEEN THE MOST SI GNI FI CANT I NTERNET SECURI TY I NCI DENT ON THE I NTERNET I N THELAST2YEARS?

I ns pi t eoft he i rs i mi l ar i t i e s ,i ti si mpor t antt onot et hatnotal lc y be rat t ac ks s har et hes amec aus eort hes amei nt e nt i on.I ti sal s oe s s e nt i alt onot et hat t he r ear easmanyv ar i e dmot i v e sbe hi ndt hes e c ur i t ybr e ac he sofi nt e r ne ts e c ur i t yast he r ear ehac ke r s .Be c aus ei nf or mat i oni sv al ue ddi f f e r e nt l ybye v e r y one , i tmake si tdi f f i c ul tt oune qui v oc al l ys t at eors i ngl eoutwhi c hi nt e r ne t s e c ur i t yi nc i de ntmi ghtbec har ac t e r i z e dasâ&#x20AC;&#x153; t hemos ts i gni f i c ants e c ur i t yi nc i de nt â&#x20AC;?ov e rt hel as tt woy e arpe r i odbe c aus ec or por at i ons ,f i nanc i alandi ns ur anc es e r v i c e s ,e duc at i onali ns t i t ut i ons ,gov e r nme nt s ,andmi l i t ar yi ns t i t ut i onsar er e s pons i bl ef orc r i t i c ali nf or mat i onf r om f i nanc i alt ome di c alt os e ns i t i v epe r s onali nf or mat i ont onat i onals e c ur i t yandhy pe r s e ns i t i v ec l ande s t i negov e r nme ntope r at i ons .Iwoul dhav et os ayt he yar eal ls i gni f i c antbe c aus es omeoft hemos ti mpor t anti ns t i t ut i onsi nt hewor l ds uc hass upr anat i onal i ns t i t ut i onsl i ket heI MF, t heUSSe nat e , aswe l l asmanymaj orc or por at i onsl i keNi nt e ndoSony , nume r ouss e ar c he ngi ne ss i t e s , ande mai l pr ov i de r s s uc hasGoogl eandt he i rGmai ls e r v i c eandbanksandt he i rdat abankswe r e r e nde r e dv ul ne r abl e .

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Gi v e nt hati fIhadt oc hoos es pe c i f i c s ,i nmyopi ni onandf r om ame di aand e c onomi cpoi ntofv i e wt hePl ay St at i onNe t wor kout agewast hemos ts i gni f i c ant .I tr e s ul t e df r om ane xt e r nali nt r us i ononSony ' sPl aySt at i onNe t wor k andQi r oc i t ys e r v i c e s ,i nwhi c hpe r s onalde t ai l sf r om appr oxi mat e l y77mi l l i onac c ount swe r es t ol e nandpr e v e nt e dus e r sofPl aySt at i on3andPl ay St at i onPor t abl ec ons ol e sf r om pl ay i ngonl i net hr ought hes e r v i c e .Theat t ac k f or c e dSonyt ot ur nof ft hePl ay St at i onNe t wor konApr i l20,201 1 .OnMay4, 201 1 ,Sonyc onf i r me dt hati ndi v i dualpi e c e sofpe r s onali nf or mat i onf r om e ac hoft he77mi l l i onac c ount sappe ar e dt ohav ebe e ns t ol e n.Theout age l as t e df orappr oxi mat e l y23day s .

Fr om apol i t i c alormi l i t ar yv i e wt hee xpl oi tofLoc khe e dMar t i nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sVPNac c e s s s y s t e m,whi c hal l owe de mpl oy e e st ol ogi nr e mot e l ybyus i ngt he i rRSASe c ur I D har dwar et oke nswasmos ts i gni f i c ant .At t ac ke r sappar e nt l ypos s e s s e d t hes e e ds f ac t or y e nc ode dr andom ke y s us e dbyatl e as ts omeofLoc khe e d' s Se c ur I D har dwar ef obs ,aswe l lass e r i alnumbe r sandt heunde r l y i ngal gor i t hm us e dt os e c ur et hede v i c e s .

Fr om at e c hnol ogi c alpoi nt ,Ce r t i f i c at i onAut hor i t i e ss uc hasComodo,Di gi not ar& Co.Hac ke r sbr okei nt oawe bs e c ur i t yf i r mi nt heNe t he r l andsand i s s ue dhundr e dsofboguss e c ur i t yc e r t i f i c at e st hatc oul dbeus e donwe bs i t e s i nc l udi ngt heCI A andI s r ae l ' sMos s ad,aswe l lasi nt e r ne tgi ant ss uc has Googl e ,Mi c r os of tandTwi t t e r .Mor et han500 f akec e r t i f i c at e s ,i nc l udi ng s omewhi c hc oul dbeus e dt os e ndf akeWi ndowsupdat e st oc omput e r s ,and ot he r swhi c hc oul dbeus e dwhe nc onne c t i ngt ot heCI A' ss i t e ,we r ef r audul e nt l yi s s ue di nt hehac k.

Q :I N W HAT W AYS HAS SUPRANATI ONAL LEGI SLATI ON AFFECTED I NTERNET USERS AND HACKERS? DO YOU AGREE WI TH THESUGGESTI ON THATLEGI SLATI ON SUCH ASSOPAI S AN ATTEMPTTO LI MI TFREEDOM OFI NFORMATI ON?

Ass oonast heI nt e r ne ts t ar t e dt obe c omeac omme r c i alf or c et he r ehasbe e n ac l ar i onc al lf oras upr anat i onals ol ut i onf orl e gale nf or c e me nt .

I nt e r nat i onal l awe nf or c e me nthasf oundt hegr owt hofI nt e r ne tt e c hnol ogyhast hec apabi l i t yoft r ans c e ndi ngal lbor de r sandmake si ts oc y be rc r i me sknow noge ogr aphi cboundar i e s .The yhav el e ar ne dt hatc omput e rs e c ur i t yt hr e at sar e r e gul ar l ygl obali nnat ur ewi t houtge ogr aphi cboundar i e s .

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The yhav el e ar ne dt hatc omput e rs e c ur i t yt hr e at sar er e gul ar l ygl obali n nat ur ewi t houtge ogr aphi cboundar i e s .

The r ehasbe e nas t e adyandi nc r e as e d i nv ol v e me ntofnume r oushi ghpr of i l ei nt e r nat i onalgr oupst hatar ewor ki ng t ounde r s t andandpol i c et hebor de r l e s sc har ac t e r i s t i c sofc y be rs pac eand c y be rc r i me .Amongt hemos tac t i v ehav ebe e nt heUni t e dNat i ons , TheEur ope anUni on,TheUni t e dSt at e sCongr e s s ,TheCounc i lofEur opeandt heOr gani z at i onf orEc onomi cCoope r at i onandDe v e l opme nt .Wi t hs uc hpowe r f ul or gani z at i onaddr e s s i nghac ki ngandc y be rc r i mei twoul dbenaï v et ot hi nk t hatt he yar enothav i ngandwi l lnotane nor mouse f f e c tonhac ke r sande v e r y dayi nt e r ne tus e r s .I ne gal i t ar i ans oc i e t i e s ,t heme t hodsofpol i c i ngofi t s c i t i z e nshasal way shadt owal kaf i nel i ne ;ofat t e mpt i ngt opr ov i des e c ur i t y whi l eatt hes amet i meat t e mpt i ngt omai nt ai nl i be r t yf ort he i rc i t i z e ns .For e xampl e ;t hei nt e r nat i onalr e ac t i ont oTheSt opOnl i nePi r ac yAc t( SOPA)a Uni t e dSt at e sbi l li nt r oduc e dt oe xpandt heabi l i t yofU. S.l awe nf or c e me ntt o f i ghtonl i net r af f i c ki ngi nc opy r i ght e di nt e l l e c t ualpr ope r t yandc ount e r f e i t goodss pe aksf ori t s e l f .OnJanuar y1 8,201 2,Wi ki pe di aandane s t i mat e d 7, 000ot he rs mal l e rwe bs i t e sc oor di nat e das e r v i c ebl ac kout ,t or ai s eawar e ne s sofSOPA.Ot he rpr ot e s t sagai ns tSOPA and PI PA i nc l ude d pe t i t i on dr i v e s ,wi t hGoogl es t at i ngi tc ol l e c t e dov e r7mi l l i ons i gnat ur e s ,boy c ot t sof c ompani e st hats uppor tt hel e gi s l at i on,andar al l yhe l di nNe wYor kCi t y .So f art heI nt e r ne thasc ont i nue dt ot hr i v ede s pi t et hel oudandpe r s i s t e ntc al l s f oragl obali nt e r nat i onall e gals t r uc t ur e .

Thepubl i c ’ sr e ac t i ont oSOPAs pe aksf ori t s e l f .The r ei sat r e me ndousmi s t r us twhe ni tc ome st ogov e r nme ntc e ns or i ngorc ov e t i ngi nf or mat i on.

Q :W OULD YOU AGREEORDI SAGREEW I TH THESUGGESTI ON THATTHEI NTERESTSOFPRI VATECOMPANI ESARENOW SETTI NG THE AGENDA FOR NATI ONAL AND SUPRANATI ONAL GOVERNMENTALLEGI SLATI ON?

Whe nt heI nt e r ne twasf i r s tc r e at e d,t het he or e t i c al“ Fi r s tAme ndme ntoft he I nt e r ne t ” ,wast hatt heI nt e r ne tr e mai nsane ut r alandope npl at f or mf oral l us e r s .Theov e r r i di ngpr i nc i palwast hat“ ne tne ut r al i t y ”woul dal way se ns ur e t hatI nt e r ne tpr ov i de r sc an’ ti nt e r f e r ewi t hanyi nt e r ne tus e r ’ sc apabi l i t yt o ac c e s sanyandal lc ont e ntont heI nt e r ne t ,nomat t e rt hec ont e ntors our c e .I t i sanunde ni abl ef ac tt hatt heI nt e r ne thasbe c omet heke ygat e wayt ogai n ac c e s st o,andt hedi s t r i but i onofi nf or mat i onwor l dwi de .

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TheI nt e r ne ti nal l pr obabi l i t ynowpl ay st hemos ti mpor t antpar ti nac t i v at i ng andmobi l i z i ngawi der angeofpe opl eac r os sandwi t hi nbor de r s .Sadl y ,i ti s t her e al i t yt hatmone yi nf l ue nc e sl awmake r si ne v e r yc ount r yande s pe c i al l y i nt heUni t e dSt at e s .

Fore xampl et het e l e phoneandc abl ec ompani e shav ei nundat e dWas hi ngt onDCwi t hmi l l i onsofdol l ar sandhundr e dsofl obby i s t st o buys uppor ti nCongr e s sandputpr e s s ur eont heFCC. Pr i v at ec i t i z e ns , publ i c i nt e r e s tgr oupsandas c antnumbe rofDCl awmake r shav et r i e dt of i ghtbac k.

Butweal lmus tf i ghtbac kt omakes ur et her ul e sandl e gi s l at i onbe i ngpr opos e dde mandsoft he s el awsbe t t e rov e r s i ghtandc ons ume rpr ot e c t i onsand makes ur et hatt hepr i v at ec or por at i onswi l lne v e rbeabl et oe nhanc et he i r bot t om l i ne sont hebac ksoft he i rc us t ome r s .

Addi t i onal l y ,gov e r nme nt swor l dwi dedonotne e dpr i v at ec ompani e shac ki ngwoe st odr i v et he i rc onc e r nsf ori nt e r nat i onals af e t y .Looki ngataf e we xampl e sofwhathashappe ne dwi l ls how t hatgov e r nme ntl e ade r sar ewe l l awar eoft hes e c ur i t yt hr e at sandar ewor ki nghar donf or mi ngs omes or tof l e gi s l at i ont ode alwi t hi t .

#I n2000i nQue e ns l and, Aus t r al i a.

Vi t e kBode nr e l e as e dmi l l i onsofl i t e r sof Unt r e at e dSe wagei nt of r e s hwat e rs t r e amsus i ngawi r e l e s sl apt op. #I n2003SQLSl amme rWor mc r as he dt heOhi oNuc l e arPl antne t wor k.

#I n201 0t heSt uxne tWor mi nf e c t e dt hous andsofc omput e r s , mos toft hei nf e c t i onwasi nI r anwi t ha60% t ot ali nf e c t i on.

#I n201 1t heDuquWor m wasde v e l ope dt os t e ali nf or mat i onf r om PC’ se v e r y whe r eandunt i l nowt heKas pe r s kyc ompanyc an' tde v e l opade t e c t i ont ool f ori t .

Q :I N JUNE 201 1 ,AN I NVESTI GATI ON I NTO HACKI NG BY THE GUARDI AN ESTI MATED THAT ‘ ONE I N FOUR HACKERS’W AS AN FBII NFORMANT. I N YOUR OPI NI ON,HOW ACCURATE I S THI SSTATI STI C?

Sor r yt os ay ,Ihav ec omet obe l i e v et hatt hei ns i de r si nt hec omput e rhac ke r c ommuni t yhav ec or r e c t l ye s t i mat e dt hatr oughl y25% ofi t sme mbe r sar e pr e s e nt l ywor ki ngasi nf or mant sf ort heFBIandnume r ousot he rUSgov e r nme ntage nc i e s .

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Yourowni nv e s t i gat i v er e por ti n201 1s t at e dhowt hatl ar genumbe r sofgov e r nme ntope r at i v e shav ei nc r e as e dt heunpar al l e l e d“ par anoi aanddi s t r us t ” i ns i det heUShac ke rpopul at i onatt hepr e s e ntt i me .

Thi si nc r e as ei ngov e r nme nti nf or mant sappe ar st ohav ec omei nt of r ui t i on notbyt heFBIt r ai ni ngt he i rof f i c e r si nhac ki ngpr of i c i e nc y ,butbyut i l i z i ng t hedi r et hr e atofpr ot r ac t e dpr i s ons e nt e nc e sasame ansofc ompe l l i ngi nc ar c e r at e dhac ke r st of l i pandbe c omegov e r nme nti nf or mant s .

Ce r t ai nl y ,t hi sFBImodusope r andii sl ar ge l yr e s pons i bl ef ort hec r e at i onof “ l e gi onofi nf or mant s ”de e pl ye nt r e nc he di ns i det hehac ki ngpopul ac ei nt he US. St i l l ,mal war e se xi s tt hatc ande s t r oyt hei nf r as t r uc t ur eofac i t yorawhol e c ount r y .Thepot e nt i alhar mt he yc anc aus ef orusandf orourc ount r i e si ss o pot e ntt hati ti sobv i oust heFBIandot he rs e c ur i t yage nc i e sar ei nf i l t r at i ng hac ke rne t wor ks .

Wear et al ki ngar e al l i f es i t uat i ons , t hatc oul dhar m ande v e nc aus el os sofl i f e i famaj orc y be rat t ac kwe r et ooc c ur .Taki ngSt uxne tasane xampl eandl ooki ngatwhati tc andoi saf r i ght e ni nge duc at i on.He r ei swhati tc ando.

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Tar ge t sSc adane t wor ks Si e me nsSi mat i cWi nc cs pe c i f i c al l y us e sr oot ki t st e c hnol ogyt ohi dei t s e l f c l as s i cwi ndowsr oot ki t PLCr oot ki t c hange st ot hepl cc odear eal s ohi dde n s pr e adsv i aUSBSt i c ksandne t wor ks har e s us e s4z e r odayv ul ne r abi l i t i e s mal i c i ouspay l oads i gne dwi t hs t ol e ndi gi t alc e r t i f i c at e s Re al t e kandJmi c r on

Wehav et oknow how t he yc oul dat t ac kourwor l dandhow wec anc ombat s uc hanat t ac k.

Thei s s uei showmuc hpi r ac yi sne c e s s ar yandofwhatnat ur ei sr e al l yne e de d t owar dof fs uc hanat t ac k.

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Q :DOESTHEARRESTOFLULZSECMEMBER HECTOR XAVI ER MONSEGUR REPRESENT A PRECEDENT I N THE USE OF “DI VI DE AND CONQUER” TACTI CS USED BY AUTHORI TI ES W HEN DEALI NG W I TH HACKI NG GROUPS?

Idonotne c e s s ar i l yf e e lt hi si sa“ pr e c e de nt ”be c aus ey oune e donl yl ookat hi s t or y .Theac tofar r e s t i ngt he nus i ngt hr e atorr e war dt opr oduc eadoubl e age nti snotne wbuti ti st i mehonor e dande f f e c t i v et e c hni que .Mons e guri s nott hef i r s tnorwi l lhebet hel as t .

Oneofmos tr e c e ntandwe l lknowne xampl e si sAdr i anLamo,ac onv i c t e d hac ke rwhot ur ne di nf or manti nt heBr adl e yManni ngc as e .Now wi t ht he ar r e s tofLul z s e cme mbe rHe c t orXav i e rMons e gur ,t heFBIi ss e ndi ngal oud andc l e arme s s aget ot hehac ki ngc ommuni t yt hatt hi si snotagameanddoe s c omewi t hagr av eandc ons t antr i s kt oy ourf r e e dom.I ’ mc e r t ai nt heHac ke r s oft hewor l dhav et ake nnot i c e .

I nar e c e nte di t or i alr e gar di ngt hi ss ubj e c tTheHac ke rNe wst ookt hes t and t hat : “ SABU MAYJOI N THERANKSOFPEOPLELI KE,JOHN WALKER,I GOR GOUZENKO,OLEG GORDI EVSKY,ADMA YAHI YE GADAHN,ALDRI CH AMES,TOKYO ROSE,AARON BURR,ROBERT HANSSEN,AND THE MOSTFAMOUSOFALL,BENEDI CTARNOLD.BUT,HASSABU ORANY OFTHOSEPEOPLETRULYSUPRESSEDTHERI GHTOFTHEPEOPLETO KNOW THETRUTH?

ONEMUSTASKTHEM SELFWHYLULZSEC, ANONYMOUS, WI KI LEAKS, ETC.EXI ST? WHAT HAS DRI VEN MI LLI ONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BEHI NDTHEMASKANDI NTOCYBERSPACETOPLACESELF,FAMI LY ANDHOMEON THEFRONTLI NEOFATTACKBYTHEFBIANDOTHER I NFAMOUSLAW ENFORCEMENTAGENCI ES?THEANSWER I SQUI TE CLEAR.THE TRUTH.I F THE FBI ,GOVERNMENT,MULTI BI LLI ON DOLLAR CORPORATI ONS,BANKSAND OTHER FI NANCI AL I NSTI TUTI ONSWERE TELLI NG USTHE TRUTH,WELL,WHO WOULD NEED THEM? ” 33THN-Magaz i ne| Apr i l 2012

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Q :I N W HAT W AYS HAVE GOVERNMENTS ADAPTED TO USE HACKI NG FOR THEI R OW N AGENDA? I S STUXNET AN I SOLATED CASEFOR EUROPEAND NORTH AMERI CA?

Wi t ht hemode r ndayadv e ntofc omput e rt e c hnol ogy ;t hewor l df i ndsi t s e l f e nme s he di nt hene wf r ont i e rof“ Cy be r s pac e ”andt hi shasnow pl ac e dt he wor l ds quar e l yatahi s t or i c alt ur ni ngpoi nt .Thet y peoff or c et hewor l dhad al way sunde r s t oodass t andar dac t soft e r r or i s m ar enowbe i ngs uppl ant e dby c y be r e s pi onage ,hac kt i v i s m,s i z e abl ec y be rs t r i ke s ,andt heus eofnume r ous c y be rwe aponsagai ns tc r uc i al i nf r as t r uc t ur e .

Cy be r war f ar e , Cy be rs py i ngand Cy be rt e r r or i s mc ons i s tofanyandal l f or msofas s e r t i v eormal e v ol e ntac t i ons t ake ni noppos i t i ont oagov e r nme ntage nc y ,c or por at i on,orapr i v at ec i t i z e n whi c ht r ans pi r e si n“ c y be r s pac e ”t oc ar r youtt he i rac t i ons .

Fort hec y be rwar r i or , c y be rt e r r or i s torc y be rs pyt oat t ai nac c e s st ot ar ge t e dc omput e rs y s t e ms t he yhav egott out i l i z ev andal i s m, e s pi onage , ands abot age .

I ti si mpor t antt o not et hatt heUni t e dSt at e sPe nt agonhasf or mal l yr e c ogni z e dc y be r s pac easa ne w domai ni nwar f ar eandt hor oughl yf e e l sc y be r s pac ehasbe c omej us tas c r i t i c alt oUni t e dSt at e smi l i t ar yope r at i onsasi sl and, s e a, ai r , ors pac e .

Many c ount r i e sf e e lt hes ameandasChi nahass howe dus ,ar ee mpl oy i ngt hi sne w f r ont i e rt ogai ndomi nanc e .

St uxne ti snotani s ol at e dc as ef oranynat i on.St uxne ti sawi ndow t ot he f ut ur eofc y be rs pac eandc y be rwar f ar e .

Q :I N W HATW AYSHASHACKI NG AND CONVERSELYBECOME MORESOPHI STI CATED?

Hac ke r shav eadv anc e df r om y ourt r adi t i onal t e c hni que sl i kephi s hi ngt os of t war et hatc ans t e alpas s wor dsc al l e d“ r oot ki t s ”t omane uv e r i ngs e ar c he ngi ne r anki ngst ohav eus e r sc onne c tt oani nf e c t e dwe bpagec al l e d“ SEO poi s oni ng” .

Al lt he s et e c hni que sal l owhac ke r st oobt ai ni nf or mat i on.

I n201 2, hac ke r swi l lbeus i ngne wmode sandc ombi ni ngdi f f e r e ntv ar i e t i e sofmal war et o c r e at emul t i l e v e l at t ac ks .

Hac ke r sar ec ons t ant l yc omi ngupwi t hne wway st o ac c e s sc omput e r sus i ngwor ms ,v i r us e s ,s py war e ,s c ar ewar e ,r ans om war e , andnume r ousot he rauxi l i ar yt y pe sofmal war e .Hac ki ngi ss hi f t i ngf r om e xpl oi t at i ont odi s r upt i v eat t ac kst ode s t r uc t i v eat t ac ks .

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Conv e r s e l yal mos tal lWe s t e r ngov e r nme nt sandc or por at er unme di ame di umshav enotwas t e d any t i mei ni de nt i f y i ngCy be r war f ar eas" TheFi f t h Domai nofMode r nWar f ar e ” .

Mos tofushav ewat c he dt he“ Li v eFr e e ”or“ Di eHar dMov i e s . ” The ywe r e wonde r f ulmov i e swhi c hc ombi ne dt e c hnol ogywi t hc y be rwarandat t ac ki ng.

Fort hos ewhodi dn' twat c ht he s emov i e st he ywe r et al ki ngabouthac ki ngt he i nf r as t r uc t ur es y s t e msoft heUSs ot he yc oul dc ont r olal lt hes y s t e ms .Mos t ofust houghtaboutt hi ss c e nar i oass c i e nc ef i c t i on.

Wedi dn' te xpe c tt hatt e c hnol ogyhasbe c omeani mpor t antpar tofourl i f eand e nought oe xpos eust ot hedange rofbe i ngde v as t at e dbyac y be rat t ac k.

Todaywehav es ome t hi ngc al l e dSc ada.Sc adar e f e r st oSupe r v i s or yc ont r ol anddat aac qui s i t i on.

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Thee ne r gys e c t or . . .whi c hr unse v e r y t hi nge l s e !

Youc anf i ndal otofe xpl oi t at i onofSc adas y s t e msi nt heMe t as pl oi tpr oj e c t .

TheMe t as pl oi tPr oj e c ti sanope ns our c e ,c omput e rs e c ur i t ypr oj e c twhi c h pr ov i de si nf or mat i onabouts e c ur i t yv ul ne r abi l i t i e sandai dsi npe ne t r at i on t e s t i ngandI DSs i gnat ur ede v e l opme nt .I t smos twe l l knowns ubpr oj e c ti s t heMe t as pl oi tFr ame wor k,at oolf orde v e l opi ngande xe c ut i nge xpl oi tc ode agai ns tar e mot et ar ge tmac hi ne .

Whati sobv i ousi st hatouri nf r as t r uc t ur ei satr i s kasi ti se as yt oe xpl oi tour bas i cne e dsi nf r as t r uc t ur e ,t he r e f or e ,maki ngc i t y ,s t at e s ,c ount r i e s ,i nc apac i t at e d.

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Q :I S THERE AN I DENTI FI CABLE TRAJECTORY W I THI NI TS PROGRESSI ON THATMAY HI NTATFUTURE TRENDSAND/ OR METHODS?

Cy be r t e r r or i s mi si nc r e as i ngi nf r e que nc yandi sadr oi te nought oge ne r at e s e r i ousdamage s .

The“ Cy be r war f ar e ”nowt aki ngpl ac ei si l l us t r at i v eofane w modeoft e r r or i s m,att hes amet i mec ont i nui ngt or e s e mbl emanys t andar d mi l i t ar yandbat t l epr oc e dur e s .I ti sc e r t ai nl ynots ur pr i s i ngt ol e ar nt hata whol ehi ghl yf unde di ndus t r ys pe c i al i z i ngi nne wf or msofc ount e ri nt e l l i ge nc ehasbe e nbi r t he dbe c aus eof“ Cy be r war e f ar e ” ,c ons i s t spr i mar i l yofpr i v at eandmi l i t ar y bas e df i r msandor gani z at i ons .

Wor l dwi deal mos tal l We s t e r ngov e r nme nt sandt he i rc or por at er unme di ahav ewas t e dl i t t l et i mei n i de nt i f y i ngCy be r war f ar eas" TheFi f t hDomai nofMode r nWar f ar e ” .

TheUni t e dSt at e sDe f e ns eSe c r e t ar yLe onPane t t as t at e dataJul y201 1ne ws c onf e r e nc et hatt hePe nt agonc ons i de r e dt hec omme r c i alI nt e r ne tt obe“ anot he r ope r at i onalt he at e r of war ” and t hat U. S.St r at e gi c Command ( St r at Com)andCy be rCommandmus tbepr e par e dt ot akeonamor ec onf r ont at i onalr ol ei nc ombat i ngc y be ras s aul t s .Thi sne wsc onf e r e nc ewas c al l e dbyt heDe f e ns eDe par t me ntaf t e rt woc ons e c ut i v e smont hsofas s aul t s ongov e r nme ntdat abas e st hatgr e wi nt ohe at e d“ Cy be r war f ar e ”wi t hs e v e r al anony mousgr oupsofonl i nehac ke r s .The r ewasnoabundanc eoff e art ac t i c s us e datt heJul yne wsc onf e r e nc ef e at ur i ngPane t t a;wi t ht heDe par t me ntof De f e ns er e v e al i ngt ot hepubl i ct hatan“ unknownf or e i gnage nc y ”hadc ol l e c t e dmor et han20, 000doc ume nt si nac y be r as s aul tonaU. S. mi l i t ar yc ont r ac t ori nt hes pr i ng.

Ati t sannualwor ks hopi nJune201 1 ,TheGl obalNe t wor kAgai ns tWe apons andNuc l e arPowe ri nSpac ede v ot e di t sc onf e r e nc ee nt i r e l yt o“ Cy be r war f ar e ” .Thec onc l us i ont hatwasr e ac he dbyt hos eatt hec onf e r e nc ei n201 1was t hati ts i mpl ydi dn’ tmat t e ri ft hei mpe t usorai m wasani ns ur ge ntas s aul t agai ns t‘ Bi gBr ot he r ,f ore c onomi ce nr i c hme nt ,f or e i gngov e r nme nte s pi onage ,orf orne f ar i ouspur pos e ss uc hasmal i c i ousmi s c hi e f ,unf or t unat e l y t he s ehac ke rat t ac ksc ons i s t e nt l ye nde dups e r v i ngt hei nt e r e s tofgr oupsl i ke Cy be rCommandandt heNSA.Ev e r ys i ngl eoneoft he s ene w br e ac he s ,no mat t e rt hemot i v e s , c r e at e das t r onge rr at i onal ef orgov e r nme ntwagi ngof f e ns i v ef or msof“ Cy be r war f ar e ”t opr e e mpt i v e l yde f e ndnat i onals e c ur i t y .

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Re gr e t t abl y ,e ac hne wat t ac kappe ar st ohav ec r e at e das t r onge rc as ef ore v e n gr e at e rgov e r nme nte nc r oac hme ntonourc i v i ll i be r t i e s .I ti si mpor t antt o not et hatTheU. S. St r at e gi cCommandnows e r v e sast hec ommandc e nt e rf or c onduc t i ng“ Cy be r war e f ar e ” ,auni que21 s t c e nt ur ybr andofwar .Andv i r t ual l ye v e r yt e c hni queof‘ ne ar war ’as s aul t si nc l udi ng“ Cy be r war f ar e ”i smanage df r om U. S.St r at e gi cCommand( St r at Com)he adquar t e r si nOmaha,Ne br as ka.

Cy be rWar f ar ei st hef ut ur et hr e atandde v e l opme nti nc y be rs pac e .Educ at i ngpe opl eont hi si s s uei sofi mme di at ei mpor t anc et ohe l pt he m gai nway st o pr ot e c tt he ms e l v e sagai ns tt hei ne v i t abl e“ dooms day ”v i r us .

Q :I STHERE AN I DENTI FI ABLE TRAJECTORY I N THE W AY I N W HI CH GOVERNMENTS ARE PROSECUTI NG HACKERS THA MAYHI NTATFUTUREMETHODS?

Whe t he rhac ki ngi sdonef orpol i t i c alr e as ons , f ort hef unofi t , orf ori l l e galf i nanc i algai n,t heUni t e dSt at e sgov e r nme ntv i e wshac ki ngasat hr e atj us t i f y i ngv i gor ouspr os e c ut i onofanyandal lpe r s onse ngage di nt hi st y peofac t i v i t y .

TheUSal s of e e l t hatt he yar ee xpe r i e nc i ngac r i t i c al s hor t ageofofI Ts e c ur i t ys ki l l sandpe r s onne landar ewor ki ngdi l i ge nt l yonr e c r ui t me ntandi nduc e me ntpr ogr amst obui l dandhol dont ot he" be s toft hebe s tofc y be rde f e nde r s , "Asc y be rwarac t sbe c omemor ec ommonpl ac eandwhe nc i t i z e ns ar ehar me dIbe l i e v ey ouwi l ls e eani nc r e as ei npr os e c ut i onandpuni s hme nt ofhac ke r si nge ne r al .Wi t hnohol dsbar r e d.

I nt he Uni t e d St at e s ,t he r ei st he Uni t e d St at e s St r at e gi c Command ( USSTRATCOM)whi c hi soneofni neUni f i e dCombat antCommandsoft he Uni t e dSt at e sDe par t me ntofDe f e ns e( DoD) .I ti sc har ge dwi t hs pac eope r at i ons( s uc hasmi l i t ar ys at e l l i t e s ) ,i nf or mat i onope r at i ons( s uc hasi nf or mat i onwar f ar e ) , mi s s i l ede f e ns e , gl obalc ommandandc ont r ol , i nt e l l i ge nc e , s ur v e i l l anc e ,andr e c onnai s s anc e( C4I SR) ,gl obals t r i keands t r at e gi cde t e r r e nc e ( t heUni t e dSt at e snuc l e arar s e nal ) , andc ombat i ngwe aponsofmas sde s t r uc t i on.

St r at e gi cCommandwase s t abl i s he di n1 992asas uc c e s s ort oSt r at e gi cAi r Command( SAC) .I nOc t obe r2002,i tme r ge dwi t ht heUni t e dSt at e sSpac e Command.( USSPACECOM) .

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St r at e gi cCommandi si nt e nde dt ogi v et hePr e s i de ntandt heSe c r e t ar yofDe f e ns eauni f i e dr e s our c ef orgr e at e runde r s t andi ngofs pe c i f i ct hr e at sar ound t hewor l dandt heme anst or e s pondt ot hos et hr e at sasqui c kl yaspos s i bl e .

Q :I STHERE SUCH A THI NG ASFREEDOM OFSPEECH W I THOUTLI MI TS?

Fr e e dom ofs pe e c hi st hepol i t i c alr i ghtt oc ommuni c at eone ' si de asbyme ans ofs pe e c h.Fr e e dom ofs pe e c hi sge ne r al l yac knowl e dge dasabas i chuman r i ghtandIs t r ongbe l i e v es houl dbeav ai l abl et oe v e r y one .I st he r es uc ha t hi ngasf r e e dom ofs pe e c hwi t houtl i mi t s ?TheFr e e dom For um Or gani z at i on,l e gals y s t e ms ,ands oc i e t yatl ar ge ,r e c ogni z el i mi t sont hef r e e dom of s pe e c h,par t i c ul ar l ywhe nf r e e dom ofs pe e c hc onf l i c t swi t hot he rv al ue sor r i ght s .I nc i v i l i z e ds oc i e t i e st hi si de ahasbe e nc hal l e nge dmanyt i me sov e r whi c hpr ov e st hathe r ear enos i mpl er ul e sf orde t e r mi ni ngwhe ns pe e c h s houl dbel i mi t e d.I fwear eatl i be r t yt os pe akoutf r e e l yt he nwemus tbe r e adyt oac c e ptt hatot he r swi l le xpr e s si de asv e r ydi f f e r e ntf r om ourown.

Thi smaypos s i bl yi nc l udei de ast hatof f e ndandpe r hapse v e nhar m us .Hat e s pe e c has s ai l sot he r sbas e dupons uc hdi f f e r e nc e sasr ac e ,r e l i gi onorge nde r .

Count l e s snat i onsandor gani z at i onspl ac el i mi t sonf r e e dom ofe xpr e s s i on.

The s er e s t r i c t i onsar egov e r nme nt â&#x20AC;&#x2122; swayofc ont r ol l i ngt he i rpe opl e .Youonl y hav et os e ehow aut hor i t at i v er e gi me sr e s t r i c tv ot i ngr i ght s ,c e ns ors pe e c h ande v e nc e r t ai nf or msofar tandgoasf arast obanc e r t ai nr e l i gi ousandpol i t i c algr oups .The s ear ej us taf e woft het e c hni que sgov e r nme nt sus et oc ont r ol publ i coppos i t i on.

The nont heot he rhand, att i me st hepowe r st hatbes e t pol i c i e sandr e s t r i c t i onsf orgoodr e as onsl i kes af e t y .Iwoul dt hi nki ti smor e i mpor t antt ounde r s t andwhyt her ul e se xi s tt hanj us taut omat i c al l yobe y i ng t he m.

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He c t orXav i e rMons e gur ,akaSabu,l e ade roft heAnony mousaf f i l i at e dhac ki nggr oupLul z Se c ,wasar r e s t e dbyFBIage nt si nhi sNe wYor kapar t me nton Monday ,June7,201 1 ,at1 0: 1 5pm.He c t orXav i e rMons e gur ,aune mpl oy e d 28y e arol dPue r t oRi c anl i v i ngi nNe wYor kqui e t l ypl e ade dgui l t yt os e v e r al c ount sofhac ki ngandi de nt i t yt he f tc r i me sonAugus t1 5,201 1 .Mons e gur , whowasf ac e dwi t hamaxi mum of1 24y e ar si npr i s ononal l t hec har ge s , s oon be c ameac oope r at i ngwi t ne s swi t hFBIi nv e s t i gat or s ;wor ki ngunde r c ov e rf or t heFBIf orupt os i xmont hsbe f or ehi ss e nt e nc i ng.

TheLul z Se cgr oupl e adbyHe c t orXav i e rMons e gur ,akaSabuhadt ake nai m atanumbe rofv ar y i nggr oupsandor gani z at i ons .Att i me st heLul z Se cgr oup at t ac ksappe ar e dt obef ori de ol ogi c alr e as onsbutmos tof t e ni twasj us tf or t he“ Lul z . ”Ast hear r e s t sofLul z Se cme mbe r sc ont i nuegl obal l yt heme s s age of“ YouCanRunbutYouCannotHi de ”i st hes t r ongme s s agebe i ngs e ntt o t hos ei nt hehac kt i v i s t sc ommuni t y .

Thear r e s tl as twe e koft hef i v emor eLul z Se cme mbe r spl ac e st heFBIand ot he rs upr anat i onalor gani z at i onsj us tonemor es t e pc l os e rt ot he i rgoalof s hut t i ngdownhac kt i v i s t sgr oupsl i kehi ghpr of i l eAnony mousande nt r appi ngamor epr omi ne ntc y be rr e ne gade ,Jul i anAs s ange ,f ounde rofWi ki l e aks .

Atpr e s e ntt i me ,t heUni t e dSt at e sgov e r nme ntde f i ni t e l yne e dsAs s anget o t e s t i f yagai ns tBr adl e yManni ng, af or me rUSs ol di e r , c har ge dwi t he s pi onage andai di ngt hee ne my .

I tappe ar st hatWi ki l e aksf ounde rJul i anAs s angec oul d f ac et hes amec har ge sl e v i e dagai ns tManni ngs houl dhee v e rhav et of ac et he Ame r i c anj us t i c es y s t e m.I twasonl yl as ty e art hati twaswi de l yr e por t e di n t heme di at hatt heUni t e dSt at e sgov e r nme ntwoul dpr obabl ynotbeabl et o c har geJul i anAs s angewi t he s pi onagebe c aus enodi r e c tl i nkshav es ur f ac e d be t we e n As s angeandhi ss uppos e di nf or mant ,Br adl e yManni ng.ButUS pr os e c ut or sc ont i nuet obeadamantt hatt he yc anpr ov eManni ng' sc onne c t i ont oAs s angeandWi ki Le aks ,butt husf aranye v i de nc et he ypos s e s ss e e ms t obede r i v e ds t r i c t l yf r om i nf e r e nc e .

Coul di tbepos s i bl et hatt her e c e ntl e akoft heSt r at f or( t hepr i v at ei nt e l l i ge nc ec ompanydubbe dt he“ s hadow CI A” )e mai l sgi v e nt oWi ki l e aksby Anony mouswe r enot hi ngmor et hanane l abor at es c he met oe nt r apandbui l d as t r onge rc as eagai ns tWi ki l e aksf ounde rJul i anAs s ange ?TheWi ki Le aksor gani z at i ondi dnotr e l e as eanys pe c i f i ci nf or mat i ononhow t he yc amei nt o pos s e s s i onoft heSt r at f ore mai l s .

Ont heot he rhand, St r at f oradmi t t e di nDe c e mbe r201 1t hati t sdat as e r v e r shadbe e nc ompr omi s e dbyAnony mous .

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Cons e que nt l y , i ft her e c e ntSt r at f ore mai l " l e ak"c ont r ov e r s yi st heUSgov e r nme nt ss ubv e r s i v eat t e mptt odr agJul i anAs s angeandot he rWi ki Le aks . or g pe opl ei nt ot hec r e di tc ar df r audandc omput e ri nt r us i onc r i mi nal c as e swhi c h ar ec ur r e nt l yi nmot i onr e gar di ngSt r at f orandot he rAnony mous / Lul z s e ct ar ge t s ,t he ni twoul ds e e msobv i oust hatt hos er e c r ui t e d,wi t hi nhac kt i v i s t s gr oups ,t oai deandabe tt hegov e r nme ntasmol e ss houl dbewar yc onc e r ni ng whot he yar et r us t i ng.

WhatIt hi nki shumor ousaboutt hei s s ueoft heFBIus i ngSt r at f ort oi nc r i mi nat eJul i anAs s angei st he i rc ompl e t el ac kofanyc onc e r nf orSt r at f orandt he c ons e que nc e sofWi ki l e akse xpos i nge mai l s ,s nat c he dbyhac ke r s ,t hatc oul d unmas ks e ns i t i v es our c e sandt hr owl i ghtont hemur kywor l dofi nt e l l i ge nc e gat he r i ngbyt hec ompany ,whi c hc ount sFor t une500c ompani e samongi t s s ubs c r i be r s .St r at f or ,i nas t at e me nts hor t l yaf t e rs ai dt her e l e as eofi t ss t ol e n e mai l swasanat t e mptt os i l e nc eandi nt i mi dat ei t .

Butwai t !It houghtSt r at f or ,s ome whataki nt oapr i v at i z e dCI A,wass e l l i ng i t sanal y s e sofgl obalpol i t i c st omaj orc or por at i onsandgov e r nme ntage nc i e s andi fs o,whydi dn’ tt heFBIc ar et hatal lt he i rt om f ool e r ywoul dbee xpos e d?

Tomaket hewhol et hi ngmor ebi z ar r eWi ki l e aksc l ai mst ohav epr oofoft he f i r m' sc onf i de nt i al l i nkst ol ar gec or por at i ons , s uc hasBhopal ' sDowChe mi c al CoandLoc khe e dMar t i nandgov e r nme ntage nc i e s ,i nc l udi ngt heUSDe par t me ntofHome l andSe c ur i t y ,t heUSMar i ne sandt heUSDe f e ns eI nt e l l i ge nc e Age nc y .

I t ’ sat akedowndonewi t ht ot ali mpuni t yandi nmyopi ni ondi s gr ac e .I fy ou c an’ tpr ot e c ty ourowns our c e sbe c aus ey ouhav es uc hahar dont ot akes ome onedownduet owhatIt hi nki sbas i c al l yt he i rpr i de ……. t he nwe l l ,t he ymov e t ot hebot t om oft hebar r e l .

It hi nkt hewhol edi r t yme s si sobv i ousandwhatwec ane xpe c tf r om gov e r nme ntage nc i e st hatc an’ tf i ghtwi t hde c e nc y .The ys e e mt ol ov et ous epe opl e i nv ol v e di nt hemov e me nt ,ont hepr oandc ons i det ot he i rbe ne f i t .The i r knac kofl ur i ngAnonhac ke r sont ot he i rpay r ol landnowl e aki ngi nf or mat i on t hats t r i pst he m ofanys i gnofde moc r ac yi smy s t i f y i ng.

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