Chapter 5
Limiting Free Speech on the Internet
Cyber Attack Against Internal Dissidents in Iran and Russia
Outline
DDoS as a Censorship Tool: Why Dissident Groups Are Inherently Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Silencing Novaya Gazeta and Other Russian Dissidents
Possible Motivation for the 2011 DDoS
Iran—How the 2009 Elections Led to Aggressive Cyber Operations
ICA: Beyond Domain Name Hijacking
Information in This Chapter
• Attacking domestic dissidents via cyber warfare
• Types of attacks available to governments to use against its citizens ...
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