These attacks did not have to be initiated from within the United States or even a few miles offshore. Cybersecurity experts believe Iran is the likely culprit

These attacks did not have to be initiated from within the United States or even a few miles offshore. Cybersecurity experts believe Iran is the likely culprit in both attacks, and we fear this is just the beginning. The headlines before the attack on Pearl Harbor turned out to be delusional. No one can reasonably entertain such a delusion about our adversaries’ capacity to attack us in cyberspace today. Time has almost run out in this session of Congress, and President Obama will soon issue an executive order that will establish cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure according to the statements of his top cabinet officials. For the most part, I was along for the ride on this op ed piece. However, when the authors started suggesting Iran might in some way be behind a Pearl Harbor event, I lost interest. When they suggested new legislation that might hinder my ability to use computers without actually improving security for the US, they lost me completely.