Moss said the cyberattack can be seen as a better military alternative to blowing things up and killing people. But Ranum indicated he didnt buy that argument, that its still an attack, whether it happens against the DoD or Iran. These attacks still involve going through civilian infrastructure it was pointed out, and Granick even called it a crime against humanity.

On the question of whether security will be better or worse in the future, Moss said, Well get better at running, and at that Schneier responded, The bad guys will always run faster.  

in Network World's Wide Area Network section.