Cold war thaws over cybercrime2009-12-14 10:31 by DanielaTags: cyber crime, cyber-war, hacking
While Russia and the US still have a bit of post-cold war blues, spies from the two nations are meeting secretly to work out ways to sandbag hackers. According to the New York Times the countries are currently engaged in a virtual version of the nuclear arms talks being held between the two nations in Geneva. Apparently both sides are keen to make an arrangement as neither actually wants a cyber-war. This is probably because while conventional war is usually good for business, a cyber-war takes down companies rather than the military. Large-scale cyber attacks took place during the Russian and Georgian conflict and the Estonian government came grinding to a halt after an internet assault in 2007 after it miffed the Russians over the moving of a war grave. Read more -here-
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