I wonder what the political implications of this type of "collateral damage" might be.
Governments have recognized the need to defend against direct attacks on their networks and develop their own offensive attack capabilities from a national security perspective but I haven't seen the same level or response to these sorts of events.
When the damage spills over to impacting services that tens of millions of people rely on and cause economic damage, should we treat this as the same as an attack on our critical infrastructure (electricity, water, etc.) like an act of terrorism? If that becomes the case, would it warrant the use of deadly force against the attackers?
Governments have recognized the need to defend against direct attacks on their networks and develop their own offensive attack capabilities from a national security perspective but I haven't seen the same level or response to these sorts of events.
When the damage spills over to impacting services that tens of millions of people rely on and cause economic damage, should we treat this as the same as an attack on our critical infrastructure (electricity, water, etc.) like an act of terrorism? If that becomes the case, would it warrant the use of deadly force against the attackers?