However, our reliance on these technologies also makes us vulnerable to foreign attack. Background Information has always been a central component of government and military activity . It has also always been vulnerable, which is why leaders throughout history have kept secrets and used codes. The Internet's predecessors were created in part out of a recognition that critical information must move from place to place even if an entire region and its computers are destroyed. Cyberwarfare appeals to many foreign entities because it is a a low-cost alternative to initiating real violence.
Foreign opponents can deactivate or deface government or military Web pages.
The Net can also be used as a platform for rhetoric to incite sympathizers. Gathering secret data. Classified information that is not handled securely can be intercepted and even tampered with. Disruption in the field. Military activities are carefully coordinated, and heavily dependent upon electronic communications transmitted over computers and satellites.