How 'Cyberwar' Puts Internet Users at Risk

Now that the Internet has become an international communications tool, there are plenty of bad actors including governments that conduct their conflicts online as well as off. Russell Brandom, a contributor for The Verge, notes that government conflict online is detrimental to all Internet users.

While governments around the world spend more on cybersecurity, Brandom points out that it’s difficult to protect against collateral damage online. “There’s no border to defend, no idea of national sovereignty.