The whole so-called Internet "hack" smells of a perception management
campaign by the intelligence community. Perhaps the system flooding was
coordinated by one group -- however, those types of attacks probably occur
on a daily basis without being reported by the world's media. It is
important to note that one of the key components of information warfare --
according to the Pentagon's own seminal documents -- is perception
management -- psychological operations to whip up public support for a
policy or program. The early Defense Science Board reports on Critical
Infrastructure Protection actually call for a campaign to change the
public's attitude about information system and network security.

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