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The US, UK, Germany, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark are developing principles for cyber warfare.
NATO member states plan to tighten countermeasures against state-funded hackers. The response will also include cyberattacks on enemy networks to disable them, Reuters reports.
The United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark are developing principles for cyber warfare that will guide their military forces. The Principles describe a much broader application of cyber attacks and could be adopted as early as early 2019.
"There is a possibility that NATO will recognize the offensive capabilities of computers as well as aircraft and ships," said US Navy Commander Michael Widmann, speaking at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence. in Tallinn.
According to some NATO officials, cyberattacks on enemy power grids can be much more effective than air strikes. “I have a mission to fulfill, and I have air assets and I have computer assets. What suits me best to achieve the desired goal? ", - quoted by Widman news agency Reuters.
