Will Cyber Attack Promote Einstein?

Government Web sites were subjected to a denial of service attack over the past few days, which may have the unintended consequence of helping the Obama Administration sweep away privacy concerns as it begins implementing a controversial cybersecurity plan.

An army of zombies simultaneously bombarded sites operated by major government agencies, according to a report from the Washington Post, including

the departments of Homeland Security and Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Trade Commission.

Several private-sector Web sites were also attacked, including NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange and the Washington Post itself. (The inclusion of the Washington Post indicates that either the masterminds behind the attack wanted to ensure that their actions were reported, or have an inflated view of the role of the press in American life.)

To read more, please see Will Cyber Attack Promote Einstein? on my Digital Life blog at InformationWeek.