Late last year, an online battle erupted when Wikileaks supporters attacked the websites of businesses that had attempted to sever ties with the online leak depository following Wikileaks’ release of thousands of secret U.S. State Department cables. Is it fair to call the dust-up to first cyberwar? And are we facing more cyberwars now? Not really, suggested members of a panel discussing cyberwar, cybersecurity and the challenges ahead at the RSA 2011 security conference Wednesday. RSA’s being held in San Francisco through this week.
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The Too-Many Faces of 'Cyberwar'
Posted by: Richard Adhikari February 17, 2011 09:56 AMLate last year, an online battle erupted when Wikileaks supporters attacked the websites of businesses that had attempted to sever ties with the online leak depository following Wikileaks’ release of thousands of secret U.S. State Department cables. Is it fair to call the dust-up to first cyberwar? And are we facing more cyberwars now? Not really, suggested members of a panel discussing cyberwar, cybersecurity and the challenges ahead at the RSA 2011 security conference Wednesday. RSA’s being held in San Francisco through this week.