Interested in learning more about security? SANS Institute InfoSec Reading Room This paper is from the SANS Institute Reading Room site. Reposting is not permitted without express written permission. The Jester Dynamic: A Lesson in Asymmetric Unmanaged Cyber Warfare Sophisticated and complex to implement, long-term cyber attacks are often considered the work of intelligent agencies and crime syndicates. However, the oversight and bureaucracy that comes from such management often hinders the ultimate lethality of the attack. In this paper, we will examine the significant impact a lone-wolf patriot hacker has had over the course of the last two years, and what important lessons we can learn from him on how to wage a successful fight in this domain. We will highlight the relatively s... Copyright SANS Institute Author Retains Full Rights AD