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Topic Reading-Vol.2698-8/31/2019

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2019/08/31 Topic Reading-Vol.2698-8/31/2019

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Nato: Cyber-attack on one nation is attack on all

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, is an international alliance by European and North American countries that was established in 1949. It was formed to secure peace in Europe and promote cooperation among the members in the aftermath of WWII when threats were posed by then the Soviet Union. There are 29 member states, including the USA, Canada, Turkey (at least for now), and 26 European countries.  

Though NATO is committed to peaceful resolution of disputes, it could use their military power to undertake crisis-management operations under the collective defense clause, Article 5, which states that if an armed attack occurs against any of the member states, such an attack is considered an attack against all member states, and therefore, they are obliged to help the attacked member state with the military if needed. So, if one ally is intruded or attacked its land by tanks, its airspace by fighter jets, or its water by a submarine of a non-NATO country, other allies might mobilize their military power to encounter the crises.

Recently, the Secretary General of NATO has reaffirmed the organization’s commitment to respond to cyberspace attacks to any member state, such as a nation’s electric power system or government administrative system. However, cybercriminals are usually anonymous. They don’t carry a national flag or dispatch malware from a military installation. Also, they are often not directly linked to the government, agency or military of a nation. For example, a massive cyberattack can be carried out from civilian computers located in one of the allies. Tracking and tracing who, how and where the attacker is not an easy task.

Will the world ever see a counter or preemptive cyber-attack with a NATO flag attached malware?

Enjoy reading the article about NATO’s commitment in cyberspace.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49488614

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