U.K. attorney general: Allies must collaborate on attribution of international cyberattacks
Britain’s top prosecutor says that countries need to work together to determine the identity of attackers behind cross-border cyberattacks. In a Wednesday speech at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, a British think tank, U.K. Attorney General Jeremy Wright made the case that the world needs to do more to make sure that international law is enforced when it comes to cybercrime. To that end, he argued that the U.K. and its allies should make attribution a priority. “Cyberspace is not – and must never be – a lawless world. It is the U.K.’s view that when states and individuals engage in hostile cyber-operations, they are governed by law just like activities in any other domain,” Wright said. “The question is not whether or not international law applies, but rather how it applies and whether our current understanding is sufficient.” In his speech, Wright went at length to legally justify […]
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