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Defining cyberwarfare...in hopes of preventing it - Daniel Garrie

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Can you imagine a future where wars are fought not with bombs and bullets but computer viruses and pacemaker shutdowns? Cyberware is unique in that it is not covered by existing legal framework and it often inspires more questions than we are yet capable of answering. Daniel Garrie ponders some of the practical and ethical dilemmas that may pop up as we progress towards our uncertain future.

A cyber attack by a sovereign nation that takes down a city power grid constitutes an act of war.

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