The United States cannot wait for the cyber equivalent of the collapse of the World Trade Center.
Russia is a Tier 1 cyber power.
The intensity of cyber conflict around the world is increasing, and the tools are becoming cheaper and more readily available.
I was addicted to hacking, more for the intellectual challenge, the curiosity, the seduction of adventure; not for stealing, or causing damage or writing computer viruses.
The United States lost a bit of the moral high ground when it comes to warning the world of the danger of cyberattacks.
One of my favourite books about hackers is 'Masters of Deception' about this hacking group in the 1990s. Many of them didn't come from wealthy families. These are kids that are very intelligent; they just happen to be misdirected.
Will we shoot virtually at each other over the Internet? Probably not. On the other hand, there may be wars fought about the Internet.
The United States Cyber Command was created partly in response to a Russian hacking attack that long predated the 2016 election.
I do know about stories where hackers that left Russia or Ukraine for Europe or the United States were unexpectedly arrested.
