The CrowdStrike Warning
“A defective update to an obscure piece of security software knocked out security systems around the globe Friday, causing widespread disruptions to travel, medical care and businesses of all stripes while revealing in stunning fashion the fragility of a world economy on shared technology.”
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That lead sentence from a Washington Post story summarizes the danger we face from potential and actual enemies. If an unintended software glitch can produce such havoc, how much more damage, danger and destruction could totalitarian states like Iran, North Korea, Russia and China do should they choose to do so?
Most flights were grounded because of the software glitch. Surgeries were delayed. Bank ATMs and other services were affected. Normalcy seemed to be restored rather quickly (except for Delta Airlines which continues to have problems days after the incident) but this should be a sign and a warning of potentially worse things to come if we are unprepared. This was supposedly an accident. But what if it, or something worse, had been deliberate?
Cyber attacks from space are potential threats as China and Russia ramp up their space programs. They are not coming “in peace for all mankind” as the plaque left on the
