One of the problems with “denial of service” attacks is that it undermines the fabric of cyberspace, which is based upon trust. This may eventually lead to the deinternationalization of the internet, which might even become a bonus for Putin and company. One obvious means to keep attacks from Russian computers from occuring would be to install a filter keeping out anything that can be traced back to an .ru address. Of course, this would also mean avoiding Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

I have sometimes wondered how integrated anti-virus software has become with various intelligence agencies. Although I would like to think the anti-virus corporations keep their distance from intelligence agencies, it would be difficult to imagine Kaspersky Anti-Virus basing itself in Moscow without at least some cooperation with the FSB.