Cyber Warfare (Kung Fu Style) Written by Brad Burchards

We all know how cybercrimes have been hitting most if not everyone of us at one point in time.

Ever since the dawn of the computer and the world wide web came upon us two decades or so ago, security has always been an issue. How can we protect ourselves from those who want to wreck havoc to our way of living i.e. personal identity, finances, and privacy? We know hackers are still out there operating under their respective hives or basements seeking for the thrill in a good hack. The going trend now is corporate sabotaged and the leader of that field is the group named "Anonymous" which have garnered a great number of fans for their Robin Hood style of hacking. But cyber warfare does not only end in hacking, the devious side is creating viruses or worms that seek out systems to infect and destroy such as the I Love You virus which created in the computer lab of a local computer college in the Philippines not in some cheesy motel. A recent virus which gained notoriety is the "Stuxnet" virus which crippled Iran's oil and power installations that was designed to target specific mainframes in particular their nuclear power program. Rumors swirled it was Israel or the US that had develop the virus but so far proof in disecting the virus' code has turned up with no digital fingerprint. Due to the onslaught of hackers and viruses most developed nations have set up their own cyber warriors to counter any internal and external threat posed by other nations. N. Korea once launched an attacked on S. Korea but it was not that highly publicised. Now in China they have set up multiple groups of cyber warriors in almost all technology companies. Take for example the Nanhao Group's employees who make online scoring systems, exam-mark scanners and other educational hardware and software based in Hengshui, have a second job as cybermilitias organised by the People's Liberation Army. According to official government statements it consists of cyberattack and cyberdefense. Nanhao is one of thousands that have been set up by the Chinese military which forms the backbone of China's internet warfare forces. Just what exactly does a cybermilitia do? It is said that their tasks include "stealing, changing and erasing data" on enemy networks and their intrusion with the goal of "deception, jamming, disruption, throttling and paralysis". With this recent revelation it only raises more blame on China for the recent hacking attacks which resulted in the theft of neutron bomb designs, emails, and private intellectual property in the billions. Though the Chinese government and military deny the allegations its hard for the world to digest such a statement when government and military sponsored "hacking" competitions are regularly organized. Those with so much to lose are the ones on the edge of their seats, on the lighter side we can also compete with China's cybermilitia with our own breed of cyberwarriors. Though far from being hacking experts, our warriors are "expertly" set up in coin operated computers cubicles scattered all over the country who live to play online games and diligently log in to Facebook (of course). Hopefully, though this matter would be resolved with the best interest of everyone addressed and respected.