Slate reporter finds out how easy it would be to help Russia's cyber attack against Georgia

Hearing reports that many crucial Georgian websites were knocked out by cyber attacks, Evgeny Morozov became curious as to whether those attacks were necessarily part of a sophisticated, organized, government assault. The answer: No. In just one hour, Morozov (not a sophisticated hacker) acquired multiple software programs for launching denial of service attacks, instructions for using the programs, and websites directing him to useful targets. You can read about his investigation here. Via.

All in all, Russia did the US and the world a favor in launching this attack. It's a good reminder for everyone as to what countries are a danger to the world.