Militarisation Of Cyberspace: How The Global Power Struggle Moved Online -- The Guardian
Rise of cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure on both sides of Atlantic calls for creation of cyberweapons and new rules for use
Jonathan Millican is a first-year university student from Harrogate in North Yorkshire. He says he doesn't think of himself as a "stereotypical geek", but having been crowned champion in Britain's Cyber Security Challenge, the 19-year-old is bound to take some stick from his undergraduate friends at Cambridge.
The competition is not well known, but it is well contested. About 4,000 people applied to take part this year, hundreds were seen by judges, and 30 were selected for the final in Bristol on 10 March.
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My Comment: The U.S. military has shown how effective 'cyberspace' can be when it is used in communications and coordinating attacks against enemy combatants. Denying this 'high-ground' has become the objective of the major powers .... hence the militarization of cyberspace.
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