Recent months have seen an unprecedented peak in intergovernmental discussions on existing and potential threats in cyberspace, the applicability of international law in that sphere, and how norms can help avert the significant threats posed by malicious cyber activities. The UN Secretary General has voiced his concern that if a major conflict were to break out today ‘it would start with a massive, massive cyber attack, not only on military installations, but some civilian infrastructure’. The ICRC is particularly concerned about the vulnerability of hospitals to cyber attacks – a risk that is acute at all times but even more dangerous in times of conflict or pandemics, such as the current COVID-19 crisis. You don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert to see it: in today’s digitally dependent world, cyber attacks pose real threats for critical infrastructure and the functioning of societies. Cyber operations during armed conflict: 7 essential law and policy questions.
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