Cyber Warfare: Should We Be On The Offensive?

February 2nd, 2010 admin

The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency warned Saturday. “A cyber war would be worse than a tsunami — a catastrophe,” the UN official said, highlighting examples such as attacks on Estonia last year Craig Mundie, chief research and strategy


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