20 countries have agreed to use IT only for peaceful purposes

Leading cyberdelia first world have agreed to limit their actions in the information space, writes “Kommersant” with reference to the available publications report of the group of governmental experts of the UN on international information security.

This group, consisting of representatives of 20 countries, including Russia, USA, China, Britain, France, Brazil, Japan, South Korea and Israel, gathered for the third time, and only now she was able to come to an agreement, said the newspaper.

According to “Kommersant”, States undertake “to promote the use of ICT for peaceful purposes and to prevent conflicts arising from their utilization”. In particular, they agreed to eliminate cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of each other, among them nuclear power plants, banks, transport management or supply. Continue reading →