[LINK] UK could retaliate against cyber attacks with missiles

[Tom Worthington]

On 24/05/18 23:39, Stephen Loosley wrote:

> UK could retaliate against cyber attacks with missiles, Attorney General says

That is essentially the same as the US position: Reciprocity 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_in_the_United_States#Cyberattack_as_an_act_of_war

The Australian position is less clear. I expect it is being work-shopped 
at think-tanks across Canberra.

This week I went along to the impressive new Department of Foreign 
Affairs "Diplomatic Academy", for a presentation by the ANU National 
Security College on "The New Weapons: Propaganda, Misinformation and 
Fake News". This is also the title of an ANU short course starting next 
week: 
https://nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au/executive-education/course/professional-course/11073/new-weapons-propaganda-misinformation-and-fake


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