On April 27, 2007, cyberattacks began to paralyze key infrastructure of banks, ministries and newspapers. These attacks took place, in part, because of a statue. This statue is not just a two-meter-tall man holding a helmet; this individual represents and symbolizes the lives lost during World War II. The statue has been the subject of much speculation and has divided the country's population in two. Some believe the statute is a Soviet, formerly Nazi symbol, while others see this statue as a symbol of Soviet victory over the Nazis and Russian claims to Estonia. When the government decided to move the statue to the Estonian capital, the worst riots the country had ever seen took place, triggering violent cyberattacks (Jenik). It is questionable whether these attacks can be considered an act of war or simply an event that occurred due to the lack of Internet security in Estonia. It is first important to define what war is. War is defined by Clausewitz as: the use of force to carry out hostile policy, feelings and intentions, an act of violence to compel others to submit to one's will, and sustained, organized and collective violence (Forster) . We can look at each of these characteristics individually to see if this case fits the definition of war. But since this matter took place on the Internet, we must change the characteristics of war to cyberwar. The characteristics of cyberwarfare are: multiple entry points allow for agility, anonymity, a quick 15 minute time to break society, and possible uses (Forster). Looking at the characteristics of cyberwarfare, it seems that this case fits this category of war. For there to be cyberwar, the first characteristic is the presence of multiple entry points. In this case, there were multiple entry points; ...... middle of paper ......es - Rediff.com Business. " India Business News, Stock Market, Personal Finance, Economy - Rediff.com. August 2, 2010. Web. March 29, 2011. Jenik, Aviram. “Cyberwar in Estonia and the Middle East”. Geeks Informed Web, March 29, 2011. .Forster, Peter “Power, Use of Force, and Asymmetric Conflict in the Information Age.” Penn State University, State College PA “Denial of Service: Estonian Cyber ​​Warfare and Its Implications for National Security.” of the United States.” April 4, 2009. Web, March 29, 2011. George Washington University, Washington, DC.. 2011.