Exploit a flaw or go to war? NATO’s cyber battle rules raise more questions than they answer
From: ZDnet
Summary: The world’s largest military alliance is getting serious about digital attacks, but the reality is much more complicated than the policy suggests.
By Steve Ranger
Later this week, ministers are due to ratify NATO’s new cyber defence policy. As exclusively revealed by ZDNet in June, the new policy means that a digital attack can now be considered as the equivalent of an attack with tanks or rockets — and thus could trigger NATO’s collective defence clause.
Known as Article 5, the clause states an attack against one member of NATO “shall be considered an attack against them all“. This concept is at the very heart of the organisation — the largest military alliance in the world — making the decision to add coverage of cyber attacks to the clause a significant move.
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