National Internet Defense--Small States on the Skirmish Line.

The article discusses defense against internet attacks at the national level, focusing on the challenges faced by smaller nation-states. Although the internet is essentially global and borderless in many respects, significant sections of it are under the discretionary control of national governments. This leads to the possibility of cyberwar, where nations attack one another's sections of the internet. Two instances where this appears to have happened are described, both of which are said to involve Russian aggression against smaller neighboring states. An attack against Estonia in 2007, and another against Georgia in 2008, are described.