Re: [iwar] Critical Mass to wage IW

From: Fred Cohen (fc@all.net)
Date: 2001-07-05 05:08:43


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Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 05:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: [iwar] Critical Mass to wage IW
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Per the message sent by Dan Ellis:

> 	I have heard statements from many in the computer security and
> information warfare that waging information warfare requires the
> resources of a nation state.  Can anybody explain why a terrorist group,
> a single security professional, or a small group of "hobbyists" couldn't
> mount the resources necessary to wage information warfare?  Maybe I am
> alone in believing that a small, trained, coordinated group could pull
> off at least a significant offensive for a short period of time.

I think it's pretty clear that 'a small, trained, coordinated group
could pull off at least a significant offensive for a short period of
time.', but that is not the same as waging a war.  A single individual
can take a machine gun or a mortar and kill a lot of people pretty
quickly, and we don't call that a war either.

> 	What resources are needed in order to wage a significant offensive?  I
> suggest the following resources: 1) training/competency, 2) time, 3)
> computer software & hardware, 4) a connection to the internet.  

Sure.  How about an objective and intelligence with respect to that
objective?

...
> 	Are there other resources that are required that I am missing?  Are
> there resources whose prerequisite attributes I have inaccurately
> chatagerized?

If we call each other names, is that information warfare? I guess it's
just a matter of intensity. 

FC
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