COMPUTER VIRUS FUTURE CYBER WEAPONS

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The computer virus is generically defined as malicious mobile codes, which … In this article, we shall concentrate on computer virus, which can be …

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FUTURE CYBER WEAPONS
By
Zahri Yunos and Ahmad Nasir Mohd Zin
National ICT Security and Emergency Response Centre (NISER)
(This article was published in The Star InTech on 13 November 2003)
The computer virus is generically defined as malicious mobile codes, which includes viruses, Trojan horses, worms, script attacks and rogue Internet code. Roger A. Grimes defined malicious mobile code as any software program designed to move from computer to computer and network to network, in order to intentionally modify computer systems without the consent of the owner or operator (Roger A. Grimes, Malicious Mobile Code, Virus Protection for Windows).
Cyber weapon can be defined as computer programme that is developed or utilised for the destruction of confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems. Cyber weapon can be divided into three categories - defensive, offensive and dual use.
In this article, we shall concentrate on computer virus, which can be considered as offensive cyber weapon.
Information Infrastructure
Military strategists argue that physical attack or bombing against critical infrastructure would disrupt and cripple an enemies’ capacity to wage war. During World War II, the Allied Forces applied this theory by destroying critical infrastructure such as electrical…

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