Is the government of Turkey leveraging its hacker population to build a regional power base?
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 05:26 Written by Jeffreycarr Tuesday, 10 November 2009 05:26 This is the topic for this week’s IntelFusion FLASH Traffic weekly brief. An abstract follows: The increasing frequency of Turkish hacker crews attacking SCADA-related systems is seen by GreyLogic investigators as an emerging global threat, particularly when combined with two geopolitical events: One. On October 10, 2009, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu signs a historic agreement to work towards restoring diplomatic ties with Armenia. Such an action, according to Henri Barkey of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC, is necessary if Turkey wants to become an important player in the region. “With their strong military and economy they have the hard power, but what they are trying to do now is build up their soft power.” Two. In July, 2009 the World Bank agreed to fund Turkey’s Smart Grid project; the World Bank’s first advent into clean energy; thereb
