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CYBER WEAPON [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weapon Systems
  • Codes (Software)
  • Electronic Warfare
CONT

... a cyber-weapon is seen as a subset of weapons more generally: as computer code that is used, or designed to be used, with the aim of threatening or causing physical, functional, or mental harm to structures, systems, or living beings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'armes
  • Codes (Logiciels)
  • Guerre électronique
CONT

En 2011, un piratage informatique du système de manutention du terminal container d'Anvers par des trafiquants de drogue, dont l'objectif était de dissimuler leur cargaison illicite en zone hors douane, met en lumière cette vulnérabilité [...] Cela illustre surtout le rôle central que peut jouer l'arme cybernétique dans l'hybridité. Fermer un port, dérouter un navire en mer, provoquer des collisions ou des marées noires sont des scénarios plausibles que n'importe quel «hacker», n'importe quel adversaire peut décliner si cette menace n'est pas prise en compte.

Key term(s)
  • cyber arme

Spanish

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