This is an interesting article by Camilo Viecco and Jean Camp of Indiana U on the recent rescue of hostages being held by the Columbian group FARC. There are interesting parallels between the real-world, life-and-death methods used for this rescue and the everyday attacks and defenses that occur in the online world.
A Life or Death InfoSec Subversion
…here we can look at a real-life analogue—an information attack on a highly complex security system, that of the Colombian guerrilla group FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, or the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia). This operation included a man-in-the-middle attack, targeted denial of service (DoS), and authentication subversion. The attack on FARC’s communications structure is interesting not only because of its electronic and analog components, but also because it was a life-or-death matter.