Cyberwar: The Cases of Stuxnet and Anonymous
Abstract
In a world so hyperconnected, cyberspace provides organized facilities for remote attacks also allows attackers to hide their identities, locations and routes of entry. It is only necessary to have the technology and knowledge. Therefore, it is a cheaper way, hard to fight back, and with lower risk than many others, and also, and practically, can cause the same damage as any traditional military action. Hence, throughout this article we have been studying it cyberwarfare and cybersecurity, to determine whether cases such as Stuxnet and Anonymous, are acts of cyberwar, and what sort of measures should be taken to avoid, as far possible, this type of action.
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