Militarizing Cyberspace

PCWorld discusses what it calls the militarization of the Internet - from the increasing use of distributed denial of service attacks:

"Governments are interested in using DDOS attacks since tracing their originators and financiers proves difficult for security researchers."

The article discusses the government attempts to censor dissidents and opponents and the use of DDoS attacks such as those in Estonia.

Political Cyberattacks to Militarize the Web