Diplomacy in action - Democratic Underground

impik

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Sun Dec-13-09 03:34 AM
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Diplomacy in action

More quiet - well, not so quiet now - change in the international atmosphere.

From the New York Times:

The United States has begun talks with Russia and a United Nations arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace.
American and Russian officials have different interpretations of the talks so far, but the mere fact that the United States is participating represents a significant policy shift after years of rejecting Russia’s overtures. Officials familiar with the talks said the Obama administration realized that more nations were developing cyberweapons and that a new approach was needed to blunt an international arms race.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/science/13cyber.html?_r=1&hp

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tblue

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Sun Dec-13-09 03:37 AM
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1. What's a cyberweapon?

Good for us!!! Sounds like we're doing the right thing.

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grantcart

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Sun Dec-13-09 03:50 AM
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2. a planned virus attack against the computers of another country.

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boppers

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Sun Dec-13-09 07:10 AM
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3. A brief rundown:

Geographically targeted viruses and malware. (broad infection, broad target ranges)
Botnets with specific targets. (broad infection, tiny/single target ranges)
Router/Infrastructure attacks (no infection, tiny/single target ranges)

There are a lot more, but basically this is about co-operation when (for example) 20,000 computers around the world are ordered to go after a specific target, exploit a known threat, etc.

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Clio the Leo

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Mon Dec-14-09 09:45 AM
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4. They should give the man a medal for stuff like this! NT

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