Conventionally, there's a poor concept built around us about a laptop in the hands of a youth. And that's even not wrong.. What happens is, when a youngster able enough to read and write well, gets a laptop in his hands in addition to internet in his free time, he is merely left with a few limited bogus activities starting up with Facebook and ending up in chatting with many useless activities like uploading pictures, watching obscinate movies and useless stuff alike.
Ever imagine what's the purpose of a computer in the present era? Why always be one of the sheeple and waste your entire life having fun? There's something far more serious in this world than 'fun' which implies some serious responsibilities on your shoulders too as an individual of a nation, and especially when you are a learned, brainy and energetic young individual full of passion and zeal!
کھول آنکھ، زمیں دیکھ، فلک دیکھ، فضا دیکھ
مشرق سے ابھرتے ہوے سورج کو زرا دیکھ
All the inventions till today hold an extremely vital position in building or destroying today's world. Though it be, a television, a computer, a laptop, an IPhone or any other latest technology! In the light of the present era, the media, the internet (including all forums of social networking) link to a newly created blunt platform called as Information warfare (IW). Its actually a vast terminology, inculding all types of cyber warfare, Electronic warfare, Propaganda warfare, Psychological warfare, Psychological operations (PSYOP) etc. Now the question is what difference is it making to our lives? The answer is very simple.. WAR is something which has to affect you sooner or later, and note that all the above mentioned phenomenons are a part of war! Information warfare, is a separate technique of waging war. Most of the world use the much broader term of "Information Operations" which, although making use of technology, focuses on the more human-related aspects of information use, including (amongst many others) social network analysis, decision analysis and the human aspects of Command and Control.
According to an Internet security company McAfee, Around 120 countries have been developing ways to use internet MORE as a weapon and target financial markets, government computer systems and utilities. The USZ was the 1st country in the world to introduce the concept of cyberwar; it has introduced and developed a new kind of Army, a cyber army, and even set up a hacker brigade. The USZ intelligence have developed technical ways to monitor, follow and remove online information harmful to the Neo-con Zionists' interests.
"US(Z) defense, intel and homeland security officials are constructing a parallel world, on a computer, which the agencies will use to test propaganda messages and military strategies." (Mark Baard)
The USZ Air Force has had Information Warfare Squadrons since the 1980s. In fact, the official mission of the USZ Air Force is now "To fly, fight and crush the innocent masses... in air, space and cyberspace", with the latter referring to its Information Warfare role. A major from USZ Army was quoted as saying on war.com:
As an information medium and vehicle of influence, the Internet is a powerful tool, in both open societies as well as in those whose only glimpse of the outside world is increasingly viewed and shaped through webpages, E-mail, and electronic chat rooms. Moreover, the sword cuts both ways, as unconstrained (legally, socially, politically) adversaries find the Internet an effective vehicle for influencing popular support for their cause or inciting the opposite against the US(Z) or its interests. Consequently, the realm of military psychological operations (PSYOP) must be expanded to include the Internet. Just as obvious is the need for action to remove or update current policy and legal constraints on the use of the Internet by military PSYOP forces, allowing them to embrace the full range of media, so that the US(Z) will not be placed at a disadvantage..
So it's obvious how desperately they're using the latest technologies as a weapon against the rival countries rather than entertainment.
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| USZ Cyber Command Center |
Lethality of cyber warfare becomes evident by the fact that till April 2009, Pentagon had spent more than 100 million dollars in just 6 months to fight against cyber attacks on its different systems. In October 2010, USZ army created its first ever full fleshed USZ Army cyber command headed by a 3 star General. So its no hidden reality now that what's actually the purpose of such advanced technologies and why the world has been so much advancing; apparently being a global village for the mainstream masses. Believe me it's not because of watching vulgar dances, or gross movies but because of something you will have to ponder over now! The vitality of the internet in today's era as a weapon is well established by now I believe.
From Pakistan's perspective, she has not prepared yet to combat the cyber warfare at the official level due to the incompetence/corruption of the leadership. Whereas India has huge resources to use this weapon against Pakistan and more recently Israel has added to the Indian propaganda followed with the American support. How desperate the Indians are to penetrate in the cyberwar affairs, is palpable from the below statement of Indian Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta to Start Post:
“The Indian Armed Forces are increasingly investing in networked operations, both singly and in a joint fashion. We cannot, therefore, afford to be vulnerable to cyber attacks. Information technology is our country's known strength and it would be in our interest to leverage this strength in developing a formidable 'offensive' and 'defensive' cyber warfare capablity. Harnessing the gene pool available in academia, private industry and the younger generation of talented individuals in imperative.”
Here a serious question arises; then what's your duty at such crucial time when your country has been attacked from all four sides and the only true defenders are engaged on multiple fronts within the country itself fighting a decentralized urban war; combating the Indian RAW/TTP terrorism, NATO/CIA/MI6 terrorism simultaneously? Our heroic Jawans are giving their duty, giving numerous martyrs' every single day only to safeguard this Pak Sarzameen! But What are we doing?! Are we even playing a bit of our role in helping them? They can't abandon their ground duties now only to take care of the cyber front too. Wake up! It's your duty. Play your part!
The only need is to realize the responsibilites and capablities that lie within your ownself! Realise the potentials that are hidden in yourself and you can carve out a wonderful defender of this Pak Land within yourself!
کافر ہے تو شمشیر پر کرتا ہے بھروسا
مومن ہے تو بے تیغ بھی لڑتا ہے سپاہی!
You have a laptop, you have the internet. What else you want?! You are learned, brainy and able enough to combat the enemy propaganda at least on the cyber level. Gear up! your knowledge is a weapon itself to bash the enemy and protect your honor and dignity! You must be a powerful source of knowledge within yourself to carry the responsiblity of being a Muslim youth! You are the inheritors of the glorious Qasim, Tariq, Tipu and Fateh! Time keeps changing and you can not always fight your enemy back with a sword, you have to mould your self as per time but not waste the wonderful youth that lies within you!
عقابی روح جب بےدار ہوتی ہے جوانوں میں
نظر آتی ہے اُن کو اپنی منزل آسمانوں میں
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