{"id":6499,"date":"2017-02-03T12:30:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T20:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/02\/03\/news-328\/"},"modified":"2017-02-03T12:30:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T20:30:59","slug":"news-328","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/02\/03\/news-328\/","title":{"rendered":"UK defense secretary urges NATO to fend off Russian cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Credit to Author: Michael Kan | Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2017 12:13:00 -0800<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.K.\u2019s defense secretary is accusing Russia of using cyberattacks to \u201cdisable\u201d democratic processes across the West, and he’s demanding that NATO fight back.<\/p>\n

\u201cNATO must defend itself as effectively in the cyber sphere as it does in the air, on land, and at sea,\u201d Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said. \u201cSo adversaries know there is a price to pay if they use cyber weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fallon made the comments in a Thursday speech<\/a> about the threat of \u201cRussia\u2019s military resurgence.\u201d<\/p>\n

He pointed to the Kremlin\u2019s suspected role<\/a> in influencing last year\u2019s presidential election in the U.S., as part of growing number of alleged cyberattacks that have targeted Western governments. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia is clearly testing NATO and the West,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is seeking to expand its sphere of influence, destabilize countries, and weaken the alliance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The suspected Russian cyberattacks on Western governments appear to be ongoing. On Friday, the Norwegian security service reportedly<\/a> said that nine personal civil servant email accounts were targeted with spear-phishing email attacks from elite Russian cyberspies.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s intelligence agency also warned<\/a> in December that a Russian hacking group had been sending spear-phishing email attacks to local politicians as a way to tamper with the country\u2019s upcoming election.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin, however, has denied<\/a> sponsoring any hacks against foreign governments. It\u2019s even called attempts by U.S. intelligence agencies to link Russia to the intrusions as part of a misguided \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the U.K.\u2019s defense secretary said its Western allies should support reform to NATO to make it \u201cagile, resilient and better configured\u201d against cyberattacks.<\/p>\n

Fallon also accused Russia of \u201cweaponizing misinformation\u201d to spread propaganda against Western governments. He urged NATO and its allies to move faster to counter the \u201cfalse reality\u201d promoted by the Kremlin.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting its boots on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The U.K.\u2019s defense secretary is accusing Russia of using cyberattacks to \u201cdisable\u201d democratic processes across the West, and he’s demanding that NATO fight back.<\/p>\n

\u201cNATO must defend itself as effectively in the cyber sphere as it does in the air, on land, and at sea,\u201d Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said. \u201cSo adversaries know there is a price to pay if they use cyber weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fallon made the comments in a Thursday speech<\/a> about the threat of \u201cRussia\u2019s military resurgence.\u201d<\/p>\n