1) If you’re not preparing for a grid-down scenario, then you are wrong. There are state-sponsored teams capable of making it happen. 2) We talk a lot about the physical, not enough cyber. There are very few ‘Patriot’ hackers. You young people who are interested in computers, and who support the Constitution and/or Liberty: be, know, do. Go learn about network attack and defense. I said it on this blog a couple years ago – there’s a future for you there! 3) More and more experts are saying that we’re exiting the Information Age and entering the Conceptual Age. I have no idea what that means yet, but I bet cyber plays a huge role in it. Knowing that alone should be good enough reason to study it.
“Cyber Is A Bigger Revolution In Warfare Than Gunpowder”
Well great. Then issue your soldiers smartphones instead of guns, laptops instead of tanks. If they complain when you send them onto be battlefield, just explain how revolutionary they will be against a foe with mere bullets and artillery.
Usually Israeli Generals aren’t this stupid. I guess one slipped through.
I’ll put my S&W .40 cal up against a super computer any day of the week.
Israel has some of the most intelligent people on the face of this planet.
A U of Texas professor turned a boat using his laptop to hack the on-board system. It’s not unreasonable to believe a missile’s destination could be changed. Or the controls of a bomber could be controlled.
We are way too dependent on the computer.
Mossad is a bigger threat than the interweb