Computational representations of high profile international cyber incidents
Several high profile incidents have shaped both popular and government understanding of international cyber conflicts. One of the most iconic is the distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) on Estonian government, media and financial sites in April-May, 2007. The attack by “hacktivists” in Russia...
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| description | Several high profile incidents have shaped both popular and government understanding of international cyber conflicts. One of the most iconic is the distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) on Estonian government, media and financial sites in April-May, 2007. The attack by “hacktivists” in Russia, perhaps supported by the Russian government, was a response to symbolic and legal moves by the Estonian government to expunge traces of Estonia’s subjugation to the Soviet Union. The disruptions from the DDoS, though temporary, were severe because Estonia by its own choice was one of the most wired countries in Europe. The shock of the attack was also felt elsewhere. NATO had to weigh a response to a cyber attack on one of its members; many governments, including the Bush administration, more sharply saw cyber vulnerability as a threat to national security. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1417212022-04-07T03:21:32Z Computational representations of high profile international cyber incidents Hurwitz, Roger Winston, Patrick Henry Several high profile incidents have shaped both popular and government understanding of international cyber conflicts. One of the most iconic is the distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) on Estonian government, media and financial sites in April-May, 2007. The attack by “hacktivists” in Russia, perhaps supported by the Russian government, was a response to symbolic and legal moves by the Estonian government to expunge traces of Estonia’s subjugation to the Soviet Union. The disruptions from the DDoS, though temporary, were severe because Estonia by its own choice was one of the most wired countries in Europe. The shock of the attack was also felt elsewhere. NATO had to weigh a response to a cyber attack on one of its members; many governments, including the Bush administration, more sharply saw cyber vulnerability as a threat to national security. This material is based on work supported by the U.S. Office of Naval Research, Grant No. N00014-09-1-0597. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations therein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Naval Research. 2022-04-06T17:26:57Z 2022-04-06T17:26:57Z 2011-03-16 Article https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/isa/isa11/index.php?click_key=1&cmd=Multi+Search+Search+Load+Session&session_id=136837&PHPSESSID=jfptqbmb0kphls98qeupmpai2f https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/141721 Hurwitz, R., & Winston, P. H. (2011). Computational representations of high profile international cyber incidents. Proceedings of the 2011 ISA Annual Convention. en_US Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf © International Studies Association |
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| title_full | Computational representations of high profile international cyber incidents |
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| title_short | Computational representations of high profile international cyber incidents |
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