"Scott Shackelford, an assistant professor of business, law and ethics at Indiana University, says that Snowden “has a point,” and that Stuxnet, because of its sophistication, did set a precedent. But he stressed that the U.S. didn’t invent cyberattacks. “States,” he said, “have been doing this for a while.”
Shackelford agrees that the threat is real. But he cautioned that offensive capabilities are still a critical part of defense. “There does have to be a balancing act that clearly we haven’t been the best always at,” he said. “I think there is an element of shooting ourselves in the foot here, but at the same time you can’t discount the benefits and security that we gain through this intelligence gathering.”"
- Date Published:01/21/2015
- Original Publication:Newsweek