7 March 2020

Peace in cyberspace is still possible, let’s make it an international priority

EUGENE KASPERSKY

The number of threats facing the digital landscape are increasing, placing the industry at a crossroads

‘Is the world in the grip of a violent, silent cyber war?” I often get this question and my answer is invariably: no. In my opinion, we have only experienced one real act of war in cyberspace so far, called Stuxnet. However, it would be wrong to say that cyberspace is at peace.

Every day, sabotage, espionage and crime campaigns are committed there – and the threat is constantly changing. As we deploy thousands of new connected objects and increase our dependence on the internet, the opportunities for private and state groups to destabilise, steal or destroy are multiplying.

This reality is not new, but the danger is different because malicious actors can now act on an...

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