Cyber attacks are no longer mere science fiction; they represent a new frontier in warfare that could reshape global power dynamics and threaten humanity's existence.
Cyber attacks across the world in a multitude of institutions serves as a deadly reminder, that these type of attacks are no longer in the realm of science fiction.
Cyberwar compared to traditional warfare is already in full progress, a prelude to full scale war involving computed coded weapons that cannot be tracked, seen or heard. Two world wars were fought with tanks, aircraft, ships and bombs.
The next world war, which is in, a high state of preparation, will witness combat that has the potential to obliterate humanity on a vast scale transcending geographical boundaries. Software will replace sonar, algorithm will replace radar, viruses will replace vehicles, binary codes will replace bullets and bombs, artificial intelligence will replace combat soldiers. The geopolitical implications of this kind of combat will propel the balance of power into a new dimension. The victor will rule the world, the losers will be vanquished into political slavery. This type of attack can be brutal, anonymous and utterly devastating.
Cyberwar has the potential to render economic waste to any nation. It can level the playing field, forcing highly advanced nations to thrash, to jump at every digital shadow while attackers can co-opt the very resources of the defending nation to force-multiply their attacks. For the first time in human history, current laws and agreements to codify and restrain methods of war, will become obsolete, as the attacker cannot be seen or identified to be accused of violating International Humanitarian Law. Unlike a nuclear weapon, which could kill almost everyone within a half-mile radius, the death toll from most cyberattacks would be slower. People will die from lack of power or gas for heat, car crashes resulting from corrupted traffic lights and highway systems. A cyber attack at a nuclear plant could cause an event similar to the incident in Chernobyl.
