Thursday, May 1, 2008

Food for future thought...

America's Dilemma: Close Security Holes, or Exploit Them Ourselves
On April 27, 2007, Estonia was attacked in cyberspace. Following a diplomatic incident with Russia about the relocation of a Soviet World War II memorial, the networks of many Estonian organizations, including the Estonian parliament, banks, ministries, newspapers and broadcasters, were attacked and -- in many cases -- shut down. Estonia was quick to blame Russia, which was equally quick to deny any involvement."


Read the whole thing. The notion that the world is just a quiet, passive place is so out of touch with reality that it makes me want to scream. We do need Jack Nicholson on that wall....

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