A rather shocking article, entitled ‘Russian Cyberthief Case Illustrates Security Risks For U.S. Corporations,’ made some broad generalizations about vulnerable corporations and how their complete trust in spyware enabled criminals to access their data. Apparently, organized Russian crime syndicates are swindling numerous small amounts that are adding up to large amounts and there hasn’t been much done about it yet.
The idea that interested me most was how the article presented hacking and how it could relate to preemptive war. The article claims that the Russian hackers were able to disrupt Georgia three weeks before Russia invaded. The article also relates how there are
‘currently 44,000 Turkish teenagers organized in a rigorous military-style community of hackers who are learning their tradecraft from each other. There are similar communities in Saudi Arabia with 100,000 members. Iraq has 40,000 members. China has more than 400,000 members ‘where you mentor each other in ways to attack the enemies of the state,’
These numbers are alarming and, if accurate, need to be properly addressed by our government. The article concludes with the suggestion that we fight fire with fire. I concur.
The idea that interested me most was how the article presented hacking and how it could relate to preemptive war. The article claims that the Russian hackers were able to disrupt Georgia three weeks before Russia invaded. The article also relates how there are
‘currently 44,000 Turkish teenagers organized in a rigorous military-style community of hackers who are learning their tradecraft from each other. There are similar communities in Saudi Arabia with 100,000 members. Iraq has 40,000 members. China has more than 400,000 members ‘where you mentor each other in ways to attack the enemies of the state,’
These numbers are alarming and, if accurate, need to be properly addressed by our government. The article concludes with the suggestion that we fight fire with fire. I concur.
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