Cyberwar: How Nations Attack Without Bullets Or Bombs
By Jordan Robertson
and Laurence Arnold
May 11, 2018, 12:00 AM EDT
When the U.S., U.K. and France attacked Syria in April to punish the government for its alleged use of chemical weapons, there was concern about possible retaliation on a very different battleground. Syria’s patrons, Russia and Iran, are among the world’s leading practitioners of cyberwarfare, or state-sponsored attacks on computer networks and the myriad activities they guide. So far, there have been no public reports of cyberattacks specifically designed as retribution against the coalition that struck Syria. Then again, it’s hard to know when and where cyberwarfare occurs, and by whom.
1. What is cyberwarfare?
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