Abstract
This case study examines the correlations between the cyber-attack on Sony and the release of the movie ‘The Interview,’ and the reaction of the American public. After the recent cyber-attacks on Sony, cyber warfare is becoming more recognizable as the new form of global terrorism. The problems of this case study involve the outrage of North Korea, the freedom of the American people, and the damage done to Sony as a business directly and indirectly. This case study begins to explain how cyber warfare represents a dangerous weapon that has the potential to alter the way the world conducts war.
Sony Case Study: A Cyber War with North Korea
Sony Computer System Hacking
On November 22, 2014, Sony computer systems were hacked as well as a number of other areas such as gaming systems, customer accounts, and Sony websites. From this cyber-attack, many private and humiliating emails from Sony employees were leaked, alongside personal information of celebrities and private photos and account information of Sony’s customers (“North Korea Berates,” 2014). Although these cyber-attacks were just recently discovered, they have been occurring since the spring of this year. …show more content…
Cyber warfare may very well be the upcoming new version of conventional warfare. Before this year, a cyber-attack was not something companies would look forward to, but it was also not something that countries would threaten war over. But today, cyber-attacks cause much more damage and are more detrimental to a company than before. Sony is proof that not only are companies affected by cyber-attacks, but now our entire nation can be affected. If technology continues to advance in this way, and cyber-attacks become more common, then it could be possible for a cyber-attack to take down an entire country with the press of a button and without a single bullet being
This case study examines the correlations between the cyber-attack on Sony and the release of the movie ‘The Interview,’ and the reaction of the American public. After the recent cyber-attacks on Sony, cyber warfare is becoming more recognizable as the new form of global terrorism. The problems of this case study involve the outrage of North Korea, the freedom of the American people, and the damage done to Sony as a business directly and indirectly. This case study begins to explain how cyber warfare represents a dangerous weapon that has the potential to alter the way the world conducts war.
Sony Case Study: A Cyber War with North Korea
Sony Computer System Hacking
On November 22, 2014, Sony computer systems were hacked as well as a number of other areas such as gaming systems, customer accounts, and Sony websites. From this cyber-attack, many private and humiliating emails from Sony employees were leaked, alongside personal information of celebrities and private photos and account information of Sony’s customers (“North Korea Berates,” 2014). Although these cyber-attacks were just recently discovered, they have been occurring since the spring of this year. …show more content…
Cyber warfare may very well be the upcoming new version of conventional warfare. Before this year, a cyber-attack was not something companies would look forward to, but it was also not something that countries would threaten war over. But today, cyber-attacks cause much more damage and are more detrimental to a company than before. Sony is proof that not only are companies affected by cyber-attacks, but now our entire nation can be affected. If technology continues to advance in this way, and cyber-attacks become more common, then it could be possible for a cyber-attack to take down an entire country with the press of a button and without a single bullet being