How Cyberwarfare Could Lead To Real-World Action

Cyberwarfare could lead to real-world action (Photo: Getty)

How To Start A War From Your Bedroom -- The Telegraph

China and Vietnam are angrily pointing fingers at each other over a territorial spat which has seen ships from the two countries (survey vessels and fishing trawlers) sparring with each other in the South China Sea.

It is a phoney war – or at least a dispute with limited consequences – that is being conducted on three fronts: first, the war of words; second, the war at sea (Vietnam says a Chinese trawler snipped the cables of one of its survey ships, China says one of its trawlers was dragged backwards by another Vietnamese survey ship); and third, the war in cyberspace, in which hackers from both countries have targeted government websites.

It is the last of these that perhaps should give pause for thought.

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My Comment: A few days ago I raised the following question .... what would China do if Vietnam starts targeting critical Chinese computer networks responsible for infrastructure, military, communications, and financial institutions. The answer is obvious .... such behavior would be an act of war .... that would lead to real-world action.