On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:24:21 PST, "andrew.wallace" said:
Before we see knee-jerk conclusions about who to blame, these attacks could be carried out by anyone. Is country even relevant in the cyberscape?
Reading comprehension, Andrew. Leland never said the Chinese were behind it, he never even said the packets came from China. He said the packet origins were from Chinese IP addresses. And yes, country *is* relevant in the cyberscape. For starters, it defines how much cooperation you'll get in tracking, arresting, and prosecuting the offenders. The US has had a lot more success in apprehending Gary McKinnon than the perpetrators of Titan Rain. It's almost certainly due to the fact that McKinnon was in Glasgow and the Titan Rain people weren't.