http://www.economist.com/node/16481504. The Cover story of today's issue of The Economist is Cyberwar: The Threat From the Internet.  [Although much of The Economist's website is restricted to subscribers, I believe that anyone can access this article at the link at the beginning of this paragraph.] It argues:

The threat is complex, multifaceted and potentially very dangerous. Modern societies are ever more reliant on computer systems linked to the internet, giving enemies more avenues of attack. If power stations, refineries, banks and air-traffic-control systems were brought down, people would lose their lives. Yet there are few, if any, rules in cyberspace of the kind that govern behaviour, even warfare, in other domains. As with nuclear- and conventional-arms control, big countries should start talking about how to reduce the threat from cyberwar, the aim being to restrict attacks before it is too late.

Today's issue also contains related articles:

• War in the fifth domain: Are the mouse and keyboard the new weapons of conflict?
• Wesley Clark interview on Cyberwar.

If you have trouble accessing these articles and you are a student of mine, I can advise you how to obtain a redacted version for educational purposes only (and not for redistribution) under copyright's fair use doctrine.

http://www.economist.com/node/16481504. The Cover story of today's issue of The Economist is Cyberwar: The Threat From the Internet.  [Although much of The Economist's website is restricted to subscribers, I believe that anyone can access this article at the link at the beginning of this paragraph.] It argues:

The threat is complex, multifaceted and potentially very dangerous. Modern societies are ever more reliant on computer systems linked to the internet, giving enemies more avenues of attack. If power stations, refineries, banks and air-traffic-control systems were brought down, people would lose their lives. Yet there are few, if any, rules in cyberspace of the kind that govern behaviour, even warfare, in other domains. As with nuclear- and conventional-arms control, big countries should start talking about how to reduce the threat from cyberwar, the aim being to restrict attacks before it is too late.

Today's issue also contains related articles:

• War in the fifth domain: Are the mouse and keyboard the new weapons of conflict?
• Wesley Clark interview on Cyberwar.

If you have trouble accessing these articles and you are a student of mine, I can advise you how to obtain a redacted version for educational purposes only (and not for redistribution) under copyright's fair use doctrine.