CYBER WARFARE

 CYBER WARFARE

Cyberspace has become another important dimension of warfare, where countries can carry out conflicts without the clashes of traditional troops and machines. This allows countries with minimal military presence to be as strong as other nations in cyberspace.

What is Cyber warfare?
Cyber warfare is an Internet-based conflict that involves the penetration of computer systems and networks of other countries. These attackers have the resources and expertise to launch massive Internet-based attacks against other nations to cause damage or disrupt services, such as shutting down a power grid.

 The question here is do you trust that your country is able to safeguard you from such attacks?

If the government cannot defend against the cyber attacks, the citizens may lose confidence in the government’s ability to protect them. Cyber warfare can destabilize a nation, disrupt commerce, and affect the citizens’ faith in their government without ever physically invading the targeted nation.
This brings me to the question,Is Our Uganda prepared?

 
An example of a state-sponsored attack involved the Stuxnet malware that was designed to damage Iran’s nuclear enrichment plant. Stuxnet malware did not hijack targeted computers to steal information. It was designed to damage physical equipment that was controlled by computers. It used modular coding that was programmed to perform a specific task within the malware. It used stolen digital certificates so the attack appeared legitimate to the system.