The Dangerous New Rules Of Cyberwar

Cyberwar specialists at a US Air Force base in Florida. The White House is currently spending a lot of time and effort preparing for possible counterattacks. Capt. Carrie Kessler/ U.S. Air Force

Arming for Virtual Battle: The Dangerous New Rules of Cyberwar -- Spiegel Online

Now that wars are also being fought on digital battlefields, experts in international law have established rules for cyberwar. But many questions remain unanswered. Will it be appropriate to respond to a cyber attack with military means in the future?

The attack came via ordinary email, when selected South Korean companies received messages supposedly containing credit card information in the middle of the week before last.

Recipients who opened the emails also opened the door to the enemy, because it was in fact an attack from the Internet. Instead of the expected credit card information, the recipients actually downloaded a time bomb onto their computers, which was programmed to ignite on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Korean time.

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My Comment: The more destructive that cyber warfare becomes, the more likely that conventional military actions will be the result.