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EastWest Institute Urges Nations To Forego Cyber Attacks Against Civilian Nuclear Sites

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, February 7th, 2014

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Cyber attacks against civilian nuclear assets could have grave consequences and nations should formally agree to forego such attacks, according to a new report from the EastWest Institute (EWI). “Until now, most bilateral work to reduce cyber risk has focused on confidence building measures, such as hotlines and information sharing about low-level attacks,” Bruce McConnell, a senior vice president of EWI and former deputy under secretary for Cybersecurity in the Department of Homeland Security, wrote in the foreword of the report, A…

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