"In recent testimony to Congress, Alexander underlined how the cyber war threat had rapidly evolved in the past three years, describing two of the most high-profile attacks on countries: a 2007 assault on Estonia, and a 2008 attack on Georgia during its war with Russia, both blamed on Moscow.
Those were 'denial of service' attacks that disabled computer networks. But it is destructive attacks such as Stuxnet that frighten Alexander the most."
The Guardian has this detailed story on the whole issue of cyber war which we suddenly think of in a different way this week.
Charles Arthur posted this video of a "generator tearing itself apart after a cyberattack, in this case part of a test.
Is cyberwarfare a genuine threat?
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