25 August 2011

"Cyber Attack" -- Why It's Not a Great Phrase (But We're Stuck With It) | #cyberwar #infosec #hackers

One of the phrases that I've been noticing more and more -- particularly outside of the security world -- is "cyber attack." For example, in the past week the Chinese cyber security watchdog has claimed China was attacked nearly half a million times last year.

It sounds fantastically sci-fi, and I can see why journalists in particular like it. But "cyber attack" is a really misleading term.

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