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WikiLeaks hacktivism – cyber war or cyber nuisance?

Analysts at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) prepare for Cyber Storm III, a national-level cybersecurity exercise during a media session at their headquarters in Arlington, VA.
Analysts at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) prepare for Cyber Storm III, a national-level cybersecurity exercise during a media session at their headquarters in Arlington, VA.
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WikiLeaks hacktivism – cyber war or cyber nuisance?
WikiLeaks may have started as a small group of activists but now hackers all over the world are showing support by partaking in Dedicated Denial of Service attacks toward companies such as PayPal, Visa, and Mastercard, among others. WikiLeaks has promised that the next incriminating document dump will be about a large, U.S. bank, possibly Bank of America, and the private sector is getting worried about the impact on them. But some experts are saying that the attacks by the "hacktivists" are more a nuisance than a serious threat. Is the danger to business about cyber security or more about the release of corporate secrets? The attention is focused on this now but is there actually any more danger than there was before?

WikiLeaks may have started as a small group of activists but now hackers all over the world are showing support by partaking in Dedicated Denial of Service attacks toward companies such as PayPal, Visa, and Mastercard, among others. WikiLeaks has promised that the next incriminating document dump will be about a large, U.S. bank, possibly Bank of America, and the private sector is getting worried about the impact on them. But some experts are saying that the attacks by the "hacktivists" are more a nuisance than a serious threat. Is the danger to business about cyber security or more about the release of corporate secrets? The attention is focused on this now but is there actually any more danger than there was before?

Guests:

Andy Greenberg, Forbes Staff Writer

Bruce Schneier, Chief Security Technology Officer, BT; renowned security expert and author of many books including most recently Schneier on Security

Declan McCullagh, Chief Political Correspondent for CNET