The Sony and OPM Double Whammy: International Law and Cyber Attacks
Tim McCormack · SMU Science and Technology Law Review · 2015
One reality of dramatically increasing electronic connectivity is a commensurate increase in vulnerability to disruption., Computer network attacksare now so ubiquitous that they have become a hallmark of 21st centurydigital life. Reports suggest that, in 2014 alone, in excess of 317 million newpieces of malware were produced and released-a figure that translates into astaggering nearly one million new pieces of malware created on averageevery single day of the year. The trouble lies in the fact that software isfundamental to electronic functionality, and yet software is exceedingly difficult to produce without flaw. Exploitation of flaws in software via a releaseof targeted malware is not only commonplace but increasingly innovative,sophisticated, and audacious.