Comments on: Cyber Attacks & Warfare — Rules of Engagement

By: Colins

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:42:38 +0000

The issue is not with the definitions. It is rather we have not defined what constitutes and acto fo cyber war. We do not have uniform laws about that constitutes a cyber crime as well. That is what is missing and need to be defined in the ROE.

By: J House

J House — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:29:52 +0000

Based on Coleman’s definition, it would include kenetic attacks against the physical infrastructure (locs,nodes, etc…) to prevent electrons from moving about…those are certainly ‘disruptive activities’, even against POTS.
That would mean we would have been engaged in ‘cyber warfare’ since the telegraph was invented.
So, it seems like a better definition is in order.

By: Ptsfp

Ptsfp — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:18:48 +0000

Because of the difficulty of finding out the source of cyber attacks, I believe that automated systems, like Einstein, are needed to combat this threat.
The future evolution of this technology should include accurate source detection and fully automated responses. This could be anything from cyber attacks to UAV strikes.
And we could call it Skynet.… Err… wait a minute.. :)

By: pleuris

pleuris — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:22:36 +0000

Yes it’s time to be proactive on this subject. But as you describe in your article. How can you engage your enemy if you don’t kow who your enemy is? And next question is, how can you make ROE if you don’t know who your enemy is. A criminal organisation asks for different rules then a state. My believe is is that you cannot react on this as with Cuntry Vs Country acts of war. Even when verything points in that direction, just because there’s never going to be solid evidence that justifies any big (internet)offensive. The only way I think you can get back at them is not with a big stick but with the same weapon. It’s all about plausible denialbillity.
But then where does it stop?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:48:15 +0000

It seems we are already under attack by certain parties.
No matter what the rules are, we need to go on the offensive.
And when the Chineese say their systems are being attacked by computers from the US, we will just shrug like they do and say we cannot control every computer in the country.….