The UN Secretary General at the meeting of the UN Security Council on Sep 25 said that cyberterror has generated a new front and the Internet is used in preparing for attack against opponents, spreading propaganda and enlisting new followers.
And he said that terror threats in cyberspace are on the gradual rise at the ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on anti-terror cooperation among the collective security treaty organization, Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the UN.
Some analysts predict that global economic loss caused by cyberattacks on such domains as politics, the economy, military and culture might amount to US$2.5 trillion this year.
At present, the international community is expressing concern at the fact that cyberspace is turning into an arena of confrontation between states, instead of a space for cooperation, and that cybercrimes are assuming terrorist character.
The previous hacking into computer systems of banks or companies designed to attain sinister aims is now spreading into cyber warfare between countries.
In May the UK presented the material asserting that Russia conducted hectic activities in cyberspace against 16 NATO countries for the past 18 months. Russia described the British argument groundless, retorting the NATO set up cyber organizations in the Baltic States in order to attack major targets in Russia.
The US newspaper reported last June that the US army cyber command carried out cyberattacks on Iran’s missile control systems. As to this, Iran said that the US has tried every way possible, but in vain, and that the country neutralized 33 million rounds of cyberattacks last year alone.
Many countries are taking measures to cope with threats of cyber terrorism.
The militarization of cyberspace is getting more pronounced on a worldwide scale and attempts are being made to implement a surprise and preemptive cyberattack strategy. According to information available, lots of countries have already developed cyber warfare techniques through training.
Steps are also being taken to remove the root cause of cyber terrorism while promoting cooperation between countries in cyber security and sharing experiences and knowledge.
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