NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Could Internet attacks trigger a military strike?
http://bit.ly/70IYqr (New York Times) No, this isn't a scenario from the putrid 1983 film "WarGames" -- but some of the reasoning described in this article, particularly like: "In an extreme case - evidence that an adversary was about to launch an attack intended to shut down power stations across America - some officials argue that the right response might be a military strike." sounds like a challenge to bored computer-literate, antisocial basement dwellers and various terrorist groups alike. What could be more gratifying to some such folks than a "Joe Job" that triggers the actually dropping of heavy ordnance on an uninvolved country? Of course, nobody would ever really consider the possibility of at least trying to isolate power station control systems from the public Internet. That would be too inconvenient and expensive. Right? --Lauren-- NNSquad Moderator