Since the start of the cyber world you have had hackers trying to see if they can break into networks of companies to gather information that is vital. But now you have different countries that are considered threats to the U.S. trying to crack into the DHS network all the time. So is this a new way that warfare can be started? If other countries hack into our defense systems does that leave our country vulnerable? Per http://proquest.umi.com.dml.regis.edu the article discusses how the Obama administration is focused on cyber security as a critical nation asset. According to Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO's secretary-general, he is quoted as saying "It's no exaggeration to say that cyber attacks have become a new form of permanent, low-level warfare," he said. Of course it does. The Pentagon Cyber Command is scheduled to be up and operational as of Oct, 2010, but according to the article much of the U.S. government is lagging behind debating on the responsibilities of the different agencies. I think it is typical that our government is lagging behind on this issue. Many countries including the U.S, Russia, China, Israel, the U.K., Pakistan, India and North and South Korea have developed sophisticated cyber weapons that can repeatedly penetrate and have the ability to destroy computer networks. This could be a very serious issue since we rely so much on computers and the internet. With technology advancing the way it is, countries don't have to bomb each other in the physical sense to start a war now. That is a scary thought in the unknown sense because you don't know when it will happen, and are we really ready for an attack of this magnitude.
The youtube video below discusses how the U.S. is wanting to treat cyber attacks as an act of war.
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