This is a trend prediction we hate to be right about, but in our set of predictions published on Feb. 2, 2012, “Ongoing stories we’ll see covered in the media,” we included:
“Cyberwarfare: the act of attacking one’s enemies by hacking. It’s happening on both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the US media has reported that China is using cyberwarfare against the US, including corporate espionage, so expect it to spread elsewhere.”
Unfortunately, we’ve seen a spate of articles covering cyberwarfare, including this one from the Wall St. Journal (but the story appeared elsewhere, too): “Iran Blamed for Cyberattacks; U.S. Officials Say Iranian Hackers Behind Electronic Assaults on U.S. Banks, Foreign Energy Firms.”
Here’s the New York Times’ take: “U.S. Suspects Iran Was Behind a Wave of
We can add Iran to the list of countries conducting cyberwarfare.
We think coverage of cyberattacks will continue because the number of cyberattacks will continue.
