Security researchers are still trying to work out precisely who is responsible for the cyberwar tactics that have knocked many Georgian government Web sites offline. While Georgian officials blamed Russia, many safety measure experts have pointed the finger at the Russian Business Network (RBN), a shadowy outfit — that may no longer even exist — which has previously provided network services for Russian criminal gangs.

But Gadi Evron, a prominent Net defense researcher and the founder of Israel’s

Computer Emergency Response Team, posited that the attackers are more likely nationalistic “enthusiasts” than organized criminals or Russian government operatives.

Pointing out that in the current environment nearly any distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack is likely to be deemed “cyberwar,” Evron wrote on his blog, “Not every fighting is warfare. While Georgia is obviously under a DDoS attack, and it is political in nature, it doesn’t so far seem different than […]

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