Is the next war going to be a cyberwar?

Why is the future of cyberwar real? How could a potential attack spread to the rest of the world?

Cyberwar is a new form of warfare, but a silent one. Especially because of the secrecy with which it is conducted by governments. Its main weapons, although not recognized as such but are malicious.

In a conventional war, adversaries generally know their capabilities, weaponry and specific tactics where there is a common battle front clearly delimited by geographical factors; in cyberwarfare, the environment, strategies and weapons are totally different but with a destructive potential similar to physical weapons. Borders are non-existent and attackers are virtually invisible; their objective is to dismantle or disable the enemy’s IT infrastructure with all that this implies: blocking access, causing network delays, causing denial of service, launching malware on a massive scale (spyware, viruses, worms, Trojans), creating botnets, stealing information, among many others.

Since a large part of the military, financial, economic and industrial infrastructure of developed countries is based on the effectiveness of their communication, storage and data processing systems, when the victim of a massive attack is chosen by various means and directed at specific targets, it is feasible to breach, disrupt or paralyze indefinitely the normal operational flows of that country. Indeed, in a cyber-attack it is possible to immobilize communication networks, cut off power supplies or even cause malfunctions in industrial plants capable of inducing leaks, explosions or massive destruction.

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