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Cyberattacks on Georgia preceded the war

The attacks apparently were directed by Russian sites.

From the comments on Schneier.com

I’ve noticed, as others have on slashdot a large drop in email spam since these cyber attacks – maybe the Georgian’s were big spammers until they got hit – or maybe the Russians took their guns off us while they attacked Georgia.

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