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CK_John

(10,005 posts) Fri Mar 22, 2013, 05:29 PM Mar 2013

Cyber warriors may be Drone chub, according to article in the HuffingtonPost.

But a new report argues that a hacker who helps a hostile country commit computer sabotage could face a much a harsher penalty: death.

Think things are getting serious?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/nato-hackers-cyber-war_n_2932531.html

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Cyber warriors may be Drone chub, according to article in the HuffingtonPost. (Original Post) CK_John Mar 2013 OP

Uh oh, for Bill Gates. He better get a DEEP bunker. n/t Mika Mar 2013 #1

The UN/Geneva conventions need to address this. stevenleser Mar 2013 #2

+1 Rex Mar 2013 #4

This is very real. MindPilot Mar 2013 #3

Mika

(17,751 posts)

1. Uh oh, for Bill Gates. He better get a DEEP bunker. n/t

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 05:50 PM

Mar 2013

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

2. The UN/Geneva conventions need to address this.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 05:57 PM

Mar 2013

While they are at it, they need to a full top down review of what is a combatant and rule on whether an entity like Al Qaeda can be a non-state belligerant in a war.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

4. +1

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 06:21 PM

Mar 2013

nt.

MindPilot

(12,693 posts)

3. This is very real.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 06:20 PM

Mar 2013

The y2k-ish doomsday scenarios are a bit much but a targeted, sustained and sophisticated attack can bring an organization to it's knees. While no blood is spilled, the damage is real...and very, very expensive.

Escalating cyberwar to actual physical combat is a line I hope we don't cross...although drones are taking very close to it.

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