U.S./Russia Cyber Arms Control Talks

December 14th, 2009 admin

Now this interesting: The United States has begun talks with Russia and a United Nations arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace. The Russians have held that the increasing challenges posed by military activities to civilian computer networks can be best dealt with by an international treaty, similar to treaties that have limited…


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