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Hacker Wars, Hype Or Reality?
The newswires are currently saturated with reports of a cyberwar growing between US and Chinese hackers.

Then of course there are reports that say the whole situation has been blown way out of proportion by those security companies that are trying to create a climate of fear and uncertainty -- in order to sell more product.

So what's the actual truth?

Well if the Chinese really are launching attacks against US sites, they have not done too well. Only a handful of poorly maintained sites have been breached so far with negligible effect.

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Perhaps China's big problem is that it simply doesn't have the hacker resources that exist in the USA.

We all know that China is an extremely populous nation -- but only a very tiny percentage of that population has the necessary resources (power, phone computer, modem, education) necessary to become a skilled hacker. Compare this to the situation in the USA where such "artillery" is commonplace.

But wait -- perhaps there's another party to this so-called cyberwar. Another party that has much to gain by perpetrating the illusion that the USA is under heavy attack from Chinese hackers.

Of course -- the US government itself would just love to be given a reason to boost its online monitoring activities and further clamp down on the citizen's right to free encryption. Hell -- now it's becoming a matter of national security right? Surely national security comes ahead of the rights of the individual citizens?

Nah... I'm just being paranoid on behalf of US computer users -- right?

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