Unanswered Questions

What is behind the media coverage of recent hacking?  Is it a new buzzword, or is there a sudden outbreak in security lapses?

Could it be that this is a test to feel out how efficent our control methods are?  Is it a display of power to prepare for demands?  Are they a bunch of teenagers who live on Hot Pockets and VH1?  Is this just a competition between rivals for bragging rights?  Are they Robin Hoods or just hoods?  I have no idea.

What I do know is they are coming out at a terrible time for cloud development.  At a time when open source and sharing is the evolution of our connection, we have a real threat from a new type of outlaws.  Some will be merciful, some only play for sport, and some will destroy any time they have a chance.  The problem is they are holding us back.  Our games, our hobbies, our favorite shops can be hacked and stolen.   Companies aren't usually forthcoming about the real damage, and this mistrust is keeping the true potential of unlimited connection at its minimum.

Groups like Anonymous could have a public forum if they wanted one.  They choose not to communicate.  Yet I somehow don't think they are the pure bad guys they are made out to be, which could be naive on my part.  There seems to be a meaning beyond scoring skillz points and publicly spanking our trusted security methods.  Whatever they are doing, they are making a lot of people mighty nervous and bringing out a huge law enforcement reaction, which tells me they are on the right track.  But track to what?  I guess that's the question I would have answered above all others.