Cyberwar
From the desk of The Brussels Journal on Thu, 2007-05-17 16:34
A quote from Jaak Aaviksoo, the Estonian defence minister, in The Guardian, 17 May 2007
At present, Nato does not define cyber-attacks as a clear military action. This means that the provisions of Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty, or, in other words collective self-defence, will not automatically be extended to the attacked country. Not a single Nato defence minister would define a cyber-attack as a clear military action at present. However, this matter needs to be resolved in the near future.
Cyberwar or Cyber-skirmishes?
Submitted by Kapitein Andre on Fri, 2007-05-18 15:26.
Apparently, Estonian hackers have been hitting back, defacing pro-memorial webpages. It is not up to NATO to intervene in what remains an affair between private individuals. It is up to Estonia, however, to protect itself: every armed forces needs an information-technology branch or sub-branch these days anyways.