Evaluation of General Sources

Two Web Sources

I have decided to do research on the Stuxnet computer worm that was discovered in mid 2010. I do not have a set topic but it will probably deal with the ethics behind developing this cyber weapon and others like it. Below are two sources that I found online pertaining to Stuxnet.

Stuxnet Worm Entered Iran's Nuclear Facilities Through Hacked Suppliers

D'Surreal, Dagmar. "Hacker Inside" 9/23/2009 via wikipedia. Attribution 3.0 Unported

URL: The url is engadget.com. It indicates that the website is commercial. It is essentially a blog written by a set team that are both experienced writers and experienced with technology. Nonetheless, they are not experts on the topic

Author: Jon Fingas is an experienced writer that mostly writes on technology related topics. However, he is not an expert on Stuxnet.

Last Update: There is no "last update" on the page, but the article is from 2014 meaning that it is fairly recent. All the links work and the majority of them lead to other cyber attack related news.

Purpose: The purpose of this story is to explain how Stuxnet managed to infiltrate a nuclear power plant. It also has some information about who might have developed this cyber weapon. 

Graphics: The only graphic is an image of the Iranian Nuclear Power Plant that was attacked by Stuxnet.

Position on the Subject: This article is strictly informational and has no bias. It purpose is to inform the reader. The information also correlates with other articles that I have read online.

Links: There are various links to other articles on the same website. These links further explain the inter workings of Stuxnet and how it got out to the Internet. 

War 2.0: Cyberweapons and Ethics

Kessler, Carrie. "Monitoring a Simulated Test at Central Control Facility at Elgin Air Force Base" 4/16/2008 via wikipedia. Public Domain

URL: The url is nd.edu. This website is an educational website from the University of Notre Dame. This means that it was written by scholars that have a profound knowledge on the topic. 

Author: This article has three authors: Patrick Lin, Fritz Allhoff, and Neil C. Rowe. Lin is the director of the Ethics at California Polytechnic State University. Allhoff is a professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. Rowe is a professor of Computer Science at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. 

Last Updated: The is no last updated date since this article is a pdf of a largest collection of articles relating to the topic. 

Purpose: The purpose is to present the ethics and possible ethical questions that can arise with the use of more cyber weapons such as Stuxnet. 

Graphics: The only graphic present is an image to represent the unknown that is cyber warfare. 

Position on the Subject: Both sides, for and against, were presented in the use of cyber weapons such as Stuxnet. Nonetheless, there seems to be a bias against the use if cyber weapons since the majority of the article presented arguments why they should not be used. 

Link: This document is a pdf and not an interactive article with working links. It did, however, have an extensive reference sheet at the end of the document.