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04/07/2016

Cybersafety: a new challenge for the international community (DIEEEO67-2016)

Attacks against national and private interests, over the past years, within the cyber domain have aroused States’ interest in strengthening international effort to defend critical information assets. Cyber-security strategies are perceived as essential mechanisms to prevent cyber conflagrations which could have dramatic repercussions as those resulting from traditional military confrontations. Cyber threats could potentially endanger civilians, the environment or paralyse governments' activities and states' economies but the major concern is that of attribution- who can jeopardize one’s domestic stability. There are many targets against which terrorists and hackers can conduct cyberattacks and are all interconnected to each other, creating a domino effect. It is therefore a priority for countries to achieve cyber resilience and promote effective cooperation among private/public cybersecurity stakeholders, governmental authorities and International Organizations.

The present article proposes an analysis on the possible responses the International Community might adopt against cyber threats.

Author: Agnese Carlini

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