An independent research group predicts that cyberwarfare will accompany future military conflicts and is recommending international action to blunt its impact. The nonprofit U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit studied the cybertactics used against the country of Georgia during its military conflict with Russia last year. Cyberattacks in August 2008 shut down the Web sites of crucial Georgian government agencies, the media and banks.
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