War In A Thumbdrive

Cyber Missiles Mean War Without Bloodshed -- L.A. Times

What do you need to disrupt nuclear facilities of your enemy? A thumb drive.

Well, that and a virulent cyber weapon such as Stuxnet that works so effectively that it takes out nothing but its target in a way that is more subtle than explosive.

Stuxnet, a seek-and-disrupt cyber missile enshrouded in mystery and first publicly identified in 2010, has been attributed to U.S. efforts to interfere with and slow Iran's nuclear endeavors, according to the New York Times.

"You're seeing an evolution of warfare that's really intriguing," said Phil Lieberman, a security consultant and chief executive of Lieberman Software in Los Angeles. "Warfare where no one is dying."

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My Comment: Maybe no one dies in a cyber attack (a dubious assertion at best) .... but there will be casualties from the blow-back .... and it will probably not involve a thumb drive.