Russian Global Hacking Campaign Backlash
In October several countries issued denunciations of Russia
for running a global hacking campaign.
Russia denied the allegations, but there’s no denying that cyber attacks
in general are frequently in the news and on people’s minds. On March 7th, British foreign minister Jeremy
Hunt plans to set out a doctrine
of deterrence, “including economic and diplomatic counter-measures,
to prevent cyber attacks that threaten to turn elections into tainted
exercises.” Hunt’s plan points out that
cyber attacks are an incredibly attractive field for any adversaries of free
elections. They are a threat that must
be taken seriously so that free societies everywhere can be protected.