Alastair Stevenson at the V3 site quoted Microsoft: "Cyber attacks such as Duqu, Stuxnet and Flame will inevitably hurt private companies and innocent people as well as governments, according to Microsoft Trustworthy Computing (TwC) corporate vice president Scott Charney. Charney claimed that the very nature of the internet makes it difficult for governments to contain and reasonably react to cyber attacks. "You see a lot of cyber espionage at the moment: Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame," said Charney.
"It's hard to tease apart military and civilian. In the real world it's easy to separate, but on the internet it's more difficult. Who's attacking and why are two things you don't know online." Charney also warned that so-called cyber war looks set to escalate in the near future. "Cyber is following the path of other domains like land and sea," said Charney. Article Here:
"It's hard to tease apart military and civilian. In the real world it's easy to separate, but on the internet it's more difficult. Who's attacking and why are two things you don't know online." Charney also warned that so-called cyber war looks set to escalate in the near future. "Cyber is following the path of other domains like land and sea," said Charney. Article Here:
