We cannot begin to imagine the extent to which world military powers are currently developing and deploying cyberweapons.
Given the success of Stuxnet, it's nearly certain that such offensive cyberwarfare programs have gotten increased funding and support from the highest levels of command. From the article, Stuxnet 0.5 C&C servers first went online in 2005. 2005! George W. Bush ordered the deployment of Stuxnet!
I personally cannot wait to hear about what the cyberweapons fo 2013 look like.
This is perhaps true, yet to the same extent that it would be true of any other secret weapon's deployment.
For example, let us consider the development and deployment of Stuxnet to be analogous to a miniature Manhattan Project. What proportion of the physicists and engineers in the Manhattan Project do you think were aware that they were building a large bomb? I would guess as much as 20% of the personnel directly involved with development knew what the project was. This includes the "integrators" - project managers and people in similar roles that need to know how different pieces fit together. I imagine the same is true of Stuxnet.
Given the success of Stuxnet, it's nearly certain that such offensive cyberwarfare programs have gotten increased funding and support from the highest levels of command. From the article, Stuxnet 0.5 C&C servers first went online in 2005. 2005! George W. Bush ordered the deployment of Stuxnet!
I personally cannot wait to hear about what the cyberweapons fo 2013 look like.