{"id":10257,"date":"2018-12-21T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=10257"},"modified":"2018-12-18T11:57:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T11:57:26","slug":"un-will-enact-cyber-security-treaty-predicts-watchguard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/un-will-enact-cyber-security-treaty-predicts-watchguard\/","title":{"rendered":"UN will enact cyber security treaty, predicts WatchGuard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Escalations in state-sponsored cyber attacks will force the United Nations (UN) to tackle the issue with a multinational Cyber Security Treaty during 2019, predicts researchers at WatchGuard Technologies\u2019 Threat Lab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe growing number of commercial, government and civilian victims will cause the UN to more aggressively pursue a cyber security treaty that establishes rules of engagement and impactful consequences around nation-state cyber campaigns,\u201d says Corey Nachreiner, CTO at WatchGuard Technologies. \u201cThey have talked and argued about this topic in the past, but we believe that the most recent incidents \u2013 as well as new ones sure to surface in 2019 \u2013 will finally force the UN to come to some consensus.\u201d<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThere are many examples of alleged and confirmed cyber attacks launched by nation states.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the US and Israel allegedly launched the infamous Stuxnet attack, while the Russian government has been accused of everything from DDoS attacks against Estonia and turning off the power in Ukraine to election and political hacking in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea is accused of attacks against public and civilian organisations and infrastructure, targeting Sony Pictures and ostensibly causing billions in damage in the WannaCry attack.<\/p>\n<p>Many governments have also blamed China for various cyber attacks focused on intellectual property, but the most recent event was the Supermicro supply-chain attack, where the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA) has been accused of sneaking backdoors into servers sent around the world. \u201cAlthough many dispute this version of the story, these alleged attacks have cost billions in damages and put supply chains responsible for 90% of computing devices at risk,\u201d says Nachreiner. \u201cThis shows that cyber attacks often cause enormous economic damage outside of their intended targets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. is a leader in network security, secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>To read WatchGuard\u2019s complete 2019 Security Predictions click <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchguard.com\/2019Predictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Escalations in state-sponsored cyber attacks will force the United Nations (UN) to tackle the issue with a multinational Cyber Security Treaty during 2019, predicts researchers at WatchGuard Technologies\u2019 Threat Lab. \u201cThe growing number of commercial, government and civilian victims will cause the UN to more aggressively pursue a cyber security treaty that establishes rules of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[5472,5471,5473],"class_list":["post-10257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-news-views-and-opinion","tag-cyber-security-treaty","tag-united-nations","tag-watchguard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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