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What are the different motives of criminals, hacktivists and nationstates? Criminals are after money, but hacktivists are not [as] they wantto protest or to send a political message. Nation states want to spy on other countries, launch cyber sabotageattacks or use technology against their own people. What makes these three groups tick? Criminals are easy to understand. If one can become a millionaireby writing malware, somebody will do it. Attacks by nation states are easy to understand as well. Launchingthe Stuxnet worm to delay the Iranian nuclear program was muchcheaper than any of the alternative forms of espionage. Hacktivists might be the hardest group to understand, especiallywhen they are not protesting but just doing their attacks for thelulz [laughs]. Where are criminals, hacktivists and nation state groups going inthe future? Hacktivist group Anonymous is in flux right now. The movement might split into splintergroups. Criminals are here to stay but nation state attacks are onlybeginning. We haven't seen anything yet. Who's in charge of fighting these problems? For criminals, it's easy; it's the police. Police will find thecriminals and put them into jail, problem solved. It s the same thing with hacktivists because clearly they arebreaking the law--although I would love to see the law enforcementfocus on tracking Russian and Ukrainian organised cyber-criminalgangs rather than the 15-year-olds who do distributed denial ofservice [DDoS] on websites to defend WikiLeaks. Both are breakingthe law but it's easy to see which one is the bigger problem. But who's in charge of fighting attacks by nation states againstother nation states? It's definitely not the police. Police have nothing to do withattacks where countries are fighting each other. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, did the Poles call the cops?No they didn't. Which leaves a question hanging in the air: If it's not the police,who is it then? We don't have a good answer to that question yet. Hypponen is scheduled to present at AusCERT in May . IDG Communications is an official media partner for AusCERT 2012. Got a security tip-off? Contact Hamish Barwick at hamish_barwick atidg.com.au Follow Hamish Barwick on Twitter: @HamishBarwick Follow Computerworld Australia on Twitter: @ComputerworldAU. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries , Heated Jacket Battery for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Heated Vest Battery.
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