Just like in real life, weapons can be used by just anyone --- New technologies bring new paradigms with them. But also, as stated before, they do not occur in a void. They have, at least at first, follow the direction in general terms of their original paradigm. Just like weapons are used by criminals, cyberweapons are employed by individuals, not just states. It is also true that states reserve their best technology (cyberweapons) to themselves, just like regular weapons; an individual cannot buy a jetfighter, a tank or a rocket launcher... same with cyberweapons... but with a twist.

Source author: Carlos García Delgrado cgarciad@sre.gob.mx