{"id":932,"date":"2012-06-08T08:23:18","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T12:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodwin.drexel.edu\/isensor\/smho\/?p=932"},"modified":"2012-06-08T08:23:18","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T12:23:18","slug":"cyber-experts-warn-of-new-intelligent-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/?p=932","title":{"rendered":"Cyber experts warn of new \u2018intelligent weapons\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/shuyuanmaryho.com\/?p=932\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"450px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>TALLINN \u2014 Quick advances in cyber war technologies could soon lead to a new generation of so-called \u201cintelligent cyber weapons\u201d which top global IT defence experts warn could be virtually unstoppable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRapid developments in cyber (technology) might lead to intelligent cyber weapons that are hard to control and it\u2019s practically impossible to use formal methods of verifying the safety of intelligent cyber weapons by their users,\u201d Enn Tyugu, IT expert at Tallinn\u2019s NATO Cyber Defence Centre said at its fourth annual conference Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He also warned that programmes developed to counter attacks by malwares like Stuxnet can act independently and could possibly themselves spark conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are quite autonomous, and can operate independently in an unfriendly environment and might at some point become very difficult to control\u2026 that can lead to cyber conflict initiated by these agents themselves,\u201d Tyugu said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStuxnet and Flame have shown the side of cyber of which the average user does not think of but which will bring a lot of challenges to all experts who deal with critical infrastructure protection issues \u2013 IT experts, lawyers, policy makers,\u201d Ilmar Tamm, Head of the NATO Cyber Defence Centre told AFP Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of cyber conflicts keeps rising and it is important to understand who the actors in these events are, how to classify these events and participants, and how to interpret all that,\u201d Tamm said, noting Western leaders have been slow to become aware of even existing cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p>Experts at the conference noted that both China and Russia have significantly upgraded their cyber-defence capabilities in recent years by creating new IT units.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the most powerful weapon today in cyber space is still the propaganda, the chance to use the Internet to spread your message,\u201d Kenneth Geers, US cyber defence expert told some 400 top IT gurus attending the meeting Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>From RawStory.com: http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2012\/06\/07\/cyber-experts-warn-of-intelligent-weapons\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TALLINN \u2014 Quick advances in cyber war technologies could soon lead to a new generation of so-called \u201cintelligent cyber weapons\u201d which top global IT defence experts warn could be virtually unstoppable. \u201cRapid developments in cyber (technology) might lead to intelligent &hellip; 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