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 So some people say that stuxnet was/is a calculated and directed cyberattack against a target like Iran – and that it could serve as a blueprint for future attacks. Folks have argued that it must be a government funding this thing because of the complexity, intricacy, and targeted nature of the attack. That’s the current thinking anyway.
All of that is very interesting of course, but I think it’s important to note that critical infrastructure, while an interesting and high-value target for a nation to attack isn’t the only high-value target that there is. Prior to this whole stuxnet thing, we knew (for Calling it now… next step in cyberwarfare: assassination
Excerpt from a review of The Breakup 2.0: Disconnecting over New Media (alas, no Kindle sample available)
Gershon’s book made me feel old, or at least on the older side of a generation gap: mine (1995-98) must have been one of the last cohorts of students among whom users of mobile phones and email were in a minority – we had pigeonholes for leaving each other handwritten messages and a payphone in the laundry. Gershon’s interviewees are permanently plugged in to any number of virtual communication networks. They also seem comfortable with astonishingly low levels of privacy. Or rather, like a group of teenagers on a bus, they behave in public as if they were in private. One of… Continue reading: LRB · Thomas Jones · Short Cuts
Be sure to get out and vote in November, if you’re in the United States
In an unusual statement, Henry Waxman, the Democratic chairman of the House energy and commerce committee, said a deal that had support from cable and phone companies, as well as consumer advocates, were scuppered after his Republican counterpart said he could not support the proposal.
Mr Waxman said the proposal was designed to protect net neutrality, the principle that internet service providers may not intentionally hinder or favour the delivery of content, over the short term. It would have prohibited wireless carriers from blocking websites and prevented phone and cable groups from “unjustly or unreasonably” discriminating against… Continue reading: FT.com / US / Politics & Foreign policy – Congressional ‘net neutrality’ deal falls apart
Not a slam-dunk
Engadget pounced on one for a review that concluded AppleTV isn’t yet a solution for replacing cable TV service. It said content available on the device is still limited. An excerpt:
If you just want a dead simple movie rental box and you’re not that picky about content, the Apple TV is a no-brainer. If, like us, you’re looking for options good enough to make you can the cable, Apple’s new box still feels a lot like a hobby.
It may not be a no-brainer to pay $99 for an AppleTV if you already have more content available through video playback devices connected to your… Continue reading: Brier Dudley’s Blog | AppleTV arrives, sort of | Seattle Times Newspaper
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So some people say that stuxnet was/is a calculated and directed cyberattack against a target like Iran – and that it could serve as a blueprint for future attacks. Folks have argued that it must be a government funding this thing because of the complexity, intricacy, and targeted nature of the attack. That’s the current thinking anyway.
