Comments on Cyber Warfare
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Comments on Cyber Warfare
As we advance our discussions on Stuxnet, Articles by Mashkoor (2020) and Winder (2020) acknowledge that Stuxnet caused a drop in the national internet connectivity to 75%. With such drops in network connectivity, cyber attackers managed to sabotage Iranian systems, causing significant disruptions to telecommunications networks. Looking at these trends, I feel that cyber warfare is expected to progressively rise into the future as malware becomes an effective and increasingly utilized contemporary warfare tool that disrupts systems and networks in real-time. I believe that in the future, cyber warfare will shift a notch higher where sophisticated versions of weaponized malware will be utilized to provide high-tech means of targeting countries and exploiting industrial vulnerabilities at alarming rates.
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Mashkoor, L. (February 10, 2020). Largest cyber attack in Iran’s history’ occurs on eve of failed satellite launch. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/largest-cyber-attack-in-iran-s-history-occurs-on-eve-of-failed-satellite-launch-1.977119.
Winder, D. (February 09, 2020). Powerful cyber attack takes down 25% of Iranian Internet. Forbes. Retrieved February 19, 2020, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/02/09/powerful-iran-cyber-attack-takes-down-25-of-national-internet/#7589b03b20dc.
