Cyber Medical Terrorism: Hacking DNA for a Brave New World
Abstract: For years, science fiction has portrayed different forms of Bio-Infotization, the most promising portrayal being the Borg’s nanobytes. Once they are injected into an individual, the programmable nanobytes propel themselves through the blood then latch on to individual cells. The nanobytes then rewrite the DNA of the cells altering their biochemistry, possibly forming more complicated structures and networks such as electronic networks with data storage and processing nodes. What guarantees are there that this technology is secure? How long will it be before this technology fall into the hands of rogue governments and terrorists? Cyber terrorism has the ability of truly creating an army of zombie warriors, who can be controlled in the same manner as a botnet army.