CAJ: Cyberwar

In this year's CAJ I will try to work on the topic CYBERWAR and try to find questions to several
important questions regarding cyberwar such as:
Is there a legitimate chance of the breakout of a global cyberwar? What are some of the most famous cyber-attacks? What is the motive or objective behind cyber warfare? How does cyberwar actually work?
And: Is it legal? Etc.

Before I star with going into more detail I would like to give a short introduction, to cyberwar(fare).

What you all probably already know is that cyberwar is a solely Internet-based conflict that takes place through electronic not physical means. Cyber-attacks can not only disable websites and networks, but they can disable or disrupt important services, steal classified data or alter data and cripple entire financial systems, and much more.

Jeffrey Carr, the author of "Inside Cyber Warfare", states that "any country can wage cyberwar on any other country, irrespective of resources, because most military forces are network-centric and connected to the Internet, which is not secure." The same reason enables individuals and non-governmental groups to launch cyber-attacks.

So what can we do to protect ourselves from these attacks?

Well, we can make use of security systems and secure our information as well as our networks. Security updates should not only be applied to systems that we consider critical, such as computers, but also to all other systems linked to the Internet. Any electronic device that is connected to the Internet is vulnerable to cyber-attacks and can therefore be used to carry out these attacks. Another form of security would be disaster recovery plans.
In addition to that, many nations run regular cyberwar drills to prepare for a potential cyber attack.

This is just a short preview on my future work regarding cyberwar :)