Could Cyber-Terrorists Provoke Nuclear Attacks? 183
Hugh Pickens writes "The Guardian reports that according to a study commissioned by the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND), a joint initiative of the Australian and Japanese Governments, terrorists could use information warfare techniques to make a nuclear attack more likely — triggering a catastrophic chain of events that may be an easier alternative 'than building or acquiring a nuclear weapon or dirty bomb themselves.' While the possibility of a radical group gaining access to actual launch systems is remote, the study suggests that terrorists could focus on feeding in false information further down the chain — or spreading fake information to officials in a carefully orchestrated strike. According to the study 'Hacking Nuclear Command and Control' [PDF], cyber-terrorists could 'provoke a nuclear launch by spoofing early warning and identification systems or by degrading communications networks.' Since command and control systems are placed at a higher degree of exploitation due to the need for rapid decisions under high pressure with limited intelligence, cyber-terrorists 'would not need deception that could stand up over time; they would only need to be believable in the first 15 minutes or so.'"
Those terrorists... (Score:2, Funny)
Bastards !
yeah, that's my way of showing why I disagree with nuclear strikes, without repeating the same message that Kubrick's movie told us long time ago
I assume my point here is pretty obvious (if you have seen the movie, of course.)
Re:Discussed This Report Four Days Ago (Score:3, Funny)
It wasn't a spelling flame, I simply doubted the validity of the word accurate. But kudos and my sincere apologeese.
The problem with the Human Factor (Score:2, Funny)
YES, YES THEY COULD !! (Score:1, Funny)
We are DOOMED !! DOOMED I tells ya !!
I have my bags packed and my hill runing shoes on !!
I'm GO !!