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COMP 2903 A21 – The Evolution of Cyber Warfare

COMP 2903 A21 – The Evolution of Cyber Warfare. Danny Silver JSOCS, Acadia University. Greg Bruno Backgrounder: Council on Foreign Relations, Feb 27, 2008. CFR.org's defense and national security writer Published by The Washington Post, The New York Times, MSNBC

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COMP 2903 A21 – The Evolution of Cyber Warfare

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  1. COMP 2903A21 – The Evolution of Cyber Warfare Danny Silver JSOCS, Acadia University

  2. Greg BrunoBackgrounder: Council on Foreign Relations, Feb 27, 2008 • CFR.org's defense and national security writer • Published by The Washington Post, The New York Times, MSNBC • Received numerous state and national reporting awards for investigative and spot news • 2008 selected to travel to Turkey as a Gatekeeper Editor by the International Reporting Project at Johns Hopkins University • Has recently investigated China's foreign policy

  3. Estonia, spring, 2007 • Estonia 1.3 M people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUjrMHFgjE8&feature=related ¾ nationals, ¼ ethnic Russian • Governing body moves monument to Red Army to outskirts of Tallinn • Ethnic Russians took to the streets in protest • Days after the riots - a massive “denial of service” attack on Estonia banks, media, gov’t websites –first widely reported cyber attack • Russian’s claim no involvement • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc0BdYh8_fc • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BG4sJQHW6k

  4. Cyber Warfare • Isarel, India, Pakistan, US have all been accused of cyber attacks • China felt to be the most active says US • June, 2007 – Financial Times reports Chinese hackers broke into Office of Secretary of Defense • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Xgpl8X-s0&feature=related

  5. But it is complex … • US companies like Google are playing a role … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDpjjYlVWlo&feature=fvst

  6. US Cyber Warfare on the Offensive • Details of Washington’s cyber warfare capabilities are not fully known, but it is underway • March, 2004 – Pentagon forms Information Operations team “Network Attack Support Staff” • Nov, 2007 – NSA and Homeland Security $144M plan to protect gov’t and civilian networks • Jan, 2008 – Bush signed 2 directives for a national cyber-security initiative - $6 B budget request

  7. Cyber Warfare Tactics • “Suter” airborne tech for invading and jamming enemy networks • Malware, spyware • Botnets • Tactics focus on critical infra structure • What could you do in cyberspace to bring Canada to it’s knees?

  8. US .vs. Iran • How to take a nuclear plant … http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5292321985016128434#docid=-7203304217766058329 • And will Iran reciprocate:https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/16971-Cyber-Attacks-Iran-Will-Retaliate.html

  9. Or Is Cyber war a Gov’t Hoax with a different Agenda • Civil liberties are under threathttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxeGYa3S5FM&feature=fvsr • Funded by Fearhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=210T_00GnOg&feature=related

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