Name: How cyberattacks threaten real-world peace
Uploaded: 2011-10-19T15:27:46Z
Duration: 9 min 7 s
Description: Nations can now attack other nations with cyber weapons: silent strikes on another country's computer systems, power grids, dams that leave no trace behind. (Think of the Stuxnet worm.) Guy-Philippe Goldstein shows how cyberattacks can leap between the digital and physical worlds to prompt armed conflict -- and how we might avert this global security hazard.

Nations can now attack other nations with cyber weapons: silent strikes on another country's computer systems, power grids, dams that leave no trace behind. (Think of the Stuxnet worm.) Guy-Philippe Goldstein shows how cyberattacks can leap between the digital and physical worlds to prompt armed conflict -- and how we might avert this global security hazard.

Guy-Philippe Goldstein: How cyberattacks threaten real-world peace

How cyberattacks threaten real-world peace

The ambiguity of cyber weapons' offensive vs. defensive capabilities fuels a global cyber arms race, escalating tensions.

Cyber weapons, capable of causing real-world havoc, hint at an era where digital skirmishes could prompt armed conflicts.

In a world where cyberattacks leave no trace, nations face the strategic dilemma of unrecognized assailants, risking global security.