Cyberkrig

Anonymous: Protesters or Terrorists? Fog of cyberwar obscures truth
Some may say that it’s hype, but for the U.S. government, the threat of cyberwar is as real as ever. The Pentagon now deems cyberattacks acts of war that could merit a military response. And the U.S. Congress is calling for urgent cybersecurity legislation to be passed as soon as possible. But in this year of the protest, a new group of hackers has put a domestic face on the cyberthreat: Anonymous. Joining forces with Occupy Wall Street to attack governments, corporations and banks in the name of social justice. So how will Congress respond to this new domestic “threat”? Will dissent now be treated as an act of treason? In the fog of cyberwar, the line between protester and terrorist could soon be dangerously blurred.

Pentagon: Cyberattacks are acts of war
Members of Congress have warned that the US will suffer a catastrophic cyberattack and claim it will be America’s new Pearl Harbor. The Pentagon is now prepared to meet cyberattacks with physical assaults. The Pentagon has said more than likely the attack will come from abroad and US officials claim online hackers are terrorists, but groups like Anonymous are seen as freedom fighters by many. So is the line between terrorist and activist becoming distorted? David Seaman, journalist and host of the DL Show, joins us to answer some of these questions.