Paper: NATO eyes Russia as potential cyber-aggressor

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/128119/

PanARMENIAN.Net
October 18, 2012

NATO considers Russia one of the key potential cyber-aggressors for the 
North Atlantic alliance, the Kommersant business daily reported, citing 
its sources in NATO's headquarters.

NATO plans to hold its Cyber Coalition 2012 war game on November 13-16. 
In line with the exercise’s scenario, NATO members Hungary and Estonia 
come under large-scale cyber attacks from an aggressor, which is 
described as “an African country that engaged in a conflict with NATO.”

Hackers from the African country use a computer virus to disable the 
avionics of a NATO military transport aircraft, causing it to crash in 
Hungary killing NATO servicemen and civilians. They also disable 
Estonia’s key infrastructure facilities. The alliance faces the task of 
identifying the aggressor and using cyber and conventional warfare for 
retaliation.

Although the scenario speaks of “an African country,” NATO 
representatives have admitted in private conversations that they 
consider Russia, China and Iran the key potential cyber aggressors, 
Kommersant said, according to RIA Novosti.

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