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Other countries that produce spyware also refused to participate in the summit.
A conference organized jointly by the United Kingdom and France is taking place in London this week. The event is dedicated to cybersecurity issues. One of the goals is to develop measures to combat spyware abuse. The forum also launched the Pall Mall initiative, which aims to establish coordination of actions, including for solving this problem.
According to official data, the conference is attended by more than 35 States and international organizations. In addition, the organizers invited representatives of civil society, technology companies and businesses, calling them suppliers of cyber intervention tools.
Interestingly, the actual list of participants includes companies such as NCC Group, YesWeHack, and Thales. They are not the problem service providers that the conference intends to deal with, just like most of the other guests.
Last year, 11 countries issued a joint statement calling for greater action against cybersecurity. Against this background, the forum was organized.
There are noticeable gaps in the list of participants, despite the fact that the total number of countries present exceeds the number of signatories to the declaration. In particular, Israel, Austria, Egypt, and North Macedonia — the countries where spyware producers involved in human rights violations are based-are absent.
Particularly noticeable is the absence of Israel, which accounts for two of the four companies that have been sanctioned by the US for trading in tools of "transnational repression."
Moreover, not all participating countries share the goals of the conference on combating cyber espionage. According to another document, only 24 of the 35 States and organizations represented agreed on the need for strong joint action.
Among those who agreed to participate in the forum but did not sign the commitment document are Hungary, Mexico, Spain and Thailand. They are also associated with the abuse of spyware.
Greece, Italy and Singapore are also home to spyware makers, but they signed the document and expressed their willingness to engage in "ongoing and globally inclusive dialogue" and meet next year in France to discuss further steps.
A conference organized jointly by the United Kingdom and France is taking place in London this week. The event is dedicated to cybersecurity issues. One of the goals is to develop measures to combat spyware abuse. The forum also launched the Pall Mall initiative, which aims to establish coordination of actions, including for solving this problem.
According to official data, the conference is attended by more than 35 States and international organizations. In addition, the organizers invited representatives of civil society, technology companies and businesses, calling them suppliers of cyber intervention tools.
Interestingly, the actual list of participants includes companies such as NCC Group, YesWeHack, and Thales. They are not the problem service providers that the conference intends to deal with, just like most of the other guests.
Last year, 11 countries issued a joint statement calling for greater action against cybersecurity. Against this background, the forum was organized.
There are noticeable gaps in the list of participants, despite the fact that the total number of countries present exceeds the number of signatories to the declaration. In particular, Israel, Austria, Egypt, and North Macedonia — the countries where spyware producers involved in human rights violations are based-are absent.
Particularly noticeable is the absence of Israel, which accounts for two of the four companies that have been sanctioned by the US for trading in tools of "transnational repression."
Moreover, not all participating countries share the goals of the conference on combating cyber espionage. According to another document, only 24 of the 35 States and organizations represented agreed on the need for strong joint action.
Among those who agreed to participate in the forum but did not sign the commitment document are Hungary, Mexico, Spain and Thailand. They are also associated with the abuse of spyware.
Greece, Italy and Singapore are also home to spyware makers, but they signed the document and expressed their willingness to engage in "ongoing and globally inclusive dialogue" and meet next year in France to discuss further steps.
