Sunday, July 18, 2010

Laying The Groundwork For An International Treaty On Cybersecurity

Step Taken to End Impasse Over Cybersecurity Talks -- New York Times

A group of cybersecurity specialists and diplomats representing 15 countries has agreed on a set of recommendations to the United Nations secretary general for negotiations on an international computer security treaty.

The recommendations were finalized on Friday, after a series of meetings in New York and Geneva.

Read more ....

Update #1:
15 Countries Outline Principles on Cyber Security -- Voice of America
Update #2: 15 nations agree to start working together to reduce cyberwarfare threat -- Washington Post

My Comment: This search for an international consensus will take some time .... but this is a big start.

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