Neil Robinson works on cyber defence policy issues in the Emerging Security Challenges division at NATO Headquarters. On the NATO website, in an artilce titled ‘NATO: changing gear on cyber defence’, he considers what he ends by calling the evolving “Cyber Great Game”.
Some such as the academic Thomas Rid are of the view that cyber war will not take place. It is increasingly clear that some states consider cyber capabilities as an integral part of operational military capability and are not afraid to employ them as such, even if they are reluctant to acknowledge such use publicly, Robinson writes.
NATO’s cyber defence role may be split into two broad themes. The first priority is the protection of its own networks, as agreed by Allies at the NATO Summit in Wales in 2014. This is a challenging task given the expansive footprint of the Alliance at a variety of sites and operational facilities in conditions ranging Brussels to deserts. NATO’s second priority is to assist its members in developing their own cyber defence capabilities and capacity.
For the article in full visit http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2016/Also-in-2016/cyber-defense-nato-security-role/EN/index.htm.
