of the 19th century that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space. someone with a microscope studies creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. planets. And yet, across the gulf of space minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded this Earth with envious eyes and slowly and surely they drew their plans against us." adaptation of "The War of the Worlds", however if you change the century, change the reference of Earth to the west, replace the antagonists of the story from Martians to the Chinese, it starts to sound like a series of messages I've heard repeated in Information Assurance and Cyber Security forums, events, and symposiums over the last 2 or 3 years. contaminated and sent through the supply chain ready to wreak havoc upon their designated end-points, or to lay poised for some coordinated attack against western interests. Adams' legendary "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", and you start to establish |