Cyber Terrorism is a Reality

With the recent news interest of North Korea and terrorism, it is important to look at media's other terrain in this topic. The BBC has recently published an article about North Korea allegedly training citizens to be "cyberwarriors," which alludes to hacking. We know that in the last few weeks, the news also reported on China's hackers taking aim at the U.S., and now with North Korea in the news, cyber terrorism is becoming more prevalent.

The article also mentions that the hackers can remove any footprints that ties them to their attacks, and if they act anonymously, it will be hard for its targets to combat. How could we fight back or prevent attacks when we do not know who and from where the attacks are coming from?

Can we truly understand what a cyber war could be? It would mean that banks with online ties will be taken down, as we would not be able to access our money, which is even more terrifying than losing our social media. They could potentially make corporate servers crash and having business plummet. Computerized logistics could prevent us from having adequate food shipped to around the country, as an extreme example. It also means that spyware can be implanted in our computers by North Korea, or any other country, to watch us as we interacts online to understand what are our most prominent concerns.

Overall, cyberterrorism is a serious issue that the world needs to address, since technology, such as nuclear weapons, has the potential for deadly consequences. While we do not think of a computer as a deadly piece of technology, our reliance on it can lead us to a downfall if they parts of our lives now online are tampered with.