Cyberwars

NATO Weighs Making Cyber Wartime Domain

Regardless of what decision comes out of the Warsaw Summit, the NATO partners are increasingly focused on building cyber resiliency among the allied nations. While NATO may look to suggest general standards and tactics among the allies, the specifics of handling cybersecurity matters would still fall to the individual members for the foreseeable future.

However, some common operating standards, particularly when it comes to protecting classified information among the militaries, may be advisable. As nations become increasingly interoperable, the flow of data back and forth can create vulnerabilities in the back-ends of systems.

For example, officials for the F-35 joint strike fighter program have expressed concern about the ability to link up digital flight training systems among the operators, as some nations may not have the same levels of security that US systems do, providing a potential back door for hackers attempting to access US data.