Tuesday, February 25, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/25/world/middleeast/obama-worried-about-effects-of-waging-cyberwar-in-syria.html?action=click&contentCollection=Personal%20Tech&region=Footer&module=TopNews&pgtype=article


Please read the article and respond IN COMPLETE SENTENCES to the prompts

1. What is the Cyber Battle plan - planning to target?
2. What do you think the - "offensive cyberweapons" might be?
3. What is the historical analogy made in the article?
4. Why is the Obama administration reluctant to use these cyberweapons?
5. What are THREE possible targets of these weapons?
6. Why are cyberweapons even being considered as an alternative?
7. STOP - Research - cyberweapons - what are they? What can they do to be considered a "weapon"?
8. What was - Olympic Games - and what was its purpose?
9. Why would it be hard to keep a cyber attack a secret?
10. What is an example of a successful cyber attack in Syria?
11. How did the Syrians use a cyber weapon - for what purpose?
12. What do you think about this type of warfare?
13. How could this concept effect you - right here in Columbia?