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When Does A Cyber Crime Become An Act Of Cyber Warfare, Luke Dickeson May 2021

When Does A Cyber Crime Become An Act Of Cyber Warfare, Luke Dickeson

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Since the existence of the online world, cyber attacks have been a threat. As the online world has developed and evolved so have the attacks on them. The advancement of technology has meant the advancement and increased complexity of cyber attacks.

Cyber attacks can be broken into two categories. The first is cyber crimes, and the second is cyber warfare. The difference between these two is not black and white, but rather a very murky grey. There is no agreed upon definitive line that separates cyber attacks and cyber crimes. This is because the definitions are so eerily similar, and …