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    CyberwarIntroductionMany countries around the world - the United States, China, Russia, Iran, Germany and many more - use cyberwarfare as a method of sabotage and espionage. Countries like China and Russia use espionage to keep their economies and military technology from falling behind by stealing technology from advanced countries. Other countries, including Israel and Iran, focus on sabotaging other countries to cripple them, sending malware that destroys important data on the system, advancing their technology and costing them a sum of money. decent money due to repairs. Another popular cyberattack used, primarily by hacktivists, non-government pro-government groups, and less technologically advanced countries, is denial of service, or DoS. DoS is used to interfere with the target's website and other computer-operated items by making them unavailable to intended users. Some argue that cyberwarfare has no benefit due to its potential destructive powers and instantaneous process of destruction. While other people, from a different perspective, see that cyberwarfare has its advantages. They argue that an important advantage is that cyberwarfare takes place in cyberspace, meaning it does not physically harm people. They also argue that cyberwarfare raises national awareness of the ever-increasing dangers of cyberwarfare and forces the government to implement stronger cybersecurity to repel international attacks, which also helps protect the government from internal hackers. It also creates more jobs for hackers, who use their knowledge to increase security instead of harming it. Although cyberwarfare produces detrimental effects on a nation, in the long run it creates...... middle of paper ......Exclusive: Israeli tunnel hit by cyberattack. " USA Today October 27, 2013. Print .(Source C)Gorman, Siobhan. “China fingered for cyberespionage.” The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2011. Print (Source E)Masnick, Mike. “Should We want a “cyber war”? It’s much less bloody than a real war. Np, June 20, 2012. Web. November 21, 2013. (Source G) Nakashima, Ellen. “Pentagon seeks more powers for cyber defense.” Washington Post. August 10, 2012: A.1. Researcher on SIRS issues. Web. November 21, 2013. (Source D) Paisley. “The Impact of a Cyber ​​War,” Defense Tech Np, January 16, 2008. Web, November 21, 2013. )Stantis, Scott. Fight cyber espionage. Digital image. USNews & World Report, 2013. Web. November 22, 2013. (Source K)Waterman, Shaun. “Obama pauses US action in the face of crippling cyber attacks. from Syria, from Iran. " Washington Times August 28, 2013. Print. (Source B)