United States, Russia sign first cyber-security pact2013-06-19 09:17 by DanielaTags: security
The United States and Russia have signed a cyberspace communication pact to reduce the risk of conflict on issues including counterterrorism and weapons of mass destruction. President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin inked a deal on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, agreeing to use a nuclear "hotline" to communicate in realtime during a cyber-crisis.
Under the new pact, the countries will use the U.S. Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, to warn each other of cyber- exercises that might be misperceived as attacks and as a channel to ask about cyber incidents that raise national security concerns and appear to be emanating from the other's territory.
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