Global Cyberwarfare Market Worth a Total of
$8.12bn in 2009 - New Report on ASDReports.com
Visiongain calculates that the global cyberwarfare market was worth a
total of $8.12bn in 2009. Visiongain expects to continue to see
significant sales growth.
LONDON/PRNewswire/ -- Visiongain calculates that the global
cyberwarfare market was worth a total of $8.12bn in 2009. Visiongain
expects to continue to see significant sales growth.
The means for launching cyber weapons are cheap, easily accessible
and quickly deployable. Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and
more sophisticated. The potential for massive disruption has made
cyberwarfare a major cause for concern for the governments of all
nations.
Estonia came under cyber attack in 2007 at the time of a political
dispute with Russia. The internet sites of Estonian banks, companies,
government ministries, newspapers and political parties were targeted by
distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
A year later, Georgian web pages were attacked by civilians as Russia
carried out real-world military strikes during the South Ossetia War.
During 2009, serious cyber incidents continued to occur, with attacks on
the institutions of countries including South Korea and the US.
In January 2010, it was reported that Google was considering
withdrawing from China after its network suffered a sophisticated cyber
attack. Google claimed that the email accounts of Chinese human rights
activists had been targeted.
As the threat of cyber attacks becomes more serious, demand from
governments and armed forces for more effective computer security tools
is likely to grow. The use of computers to wage war in cyberspace and
deployment of defensive measures to protect critical networks is on the
rise.
More governments are anticipated to accelerate plans to develop both
defensive and offensive cyberwarfare capabilities, as well as
establishing dedicated centres for co-ordinating cyber responses. The
cyber-security boom offers a range of business opportunities for both
defence companies and software developers.
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