With the recent cyber-attacks on Pakistan, Australia, Germany and South Africa, it has become evident that the current level of cyber security in many countries is no longer sufficient. The development of technology, and the interconnectedness and integration of the internet into the infrastructures of many countries' governments and economies, has made it necessary to protect against foreign cyber attacks, which can come at any time, and without warning.
As the private sector, we represent the companies that fund the global economy: companies like Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, etc. We do not produce the products that protect you, we are customers at the mercy of cyber attacks as well. We represent the new technological society that has emerged, which many of you depend on.
The private sector recognizes the need for more protection, having been victim of many attacks as well. The corporations understand the need to protect vital information that is held on computers. This does not mean, however, that it is necessary to limit or monitor internet access. Access to the internet, and the global community that it has created, is a right that should not be denied to anyone. Also, the tracking of internet access is a violation of privacy, which no citizen of the free world should be subject to.
Instead, we propose that countries in danger improve their security systems. There are plenty of ways to block such attacks: improved firewalls, improved anti-virus and anti-spyware software, networks with enhanced privacy that use direct lines instead of wi-fi, round-the-clock technology support that monitors the network to make sure it is not attacked, and overall improved security measures. Limiting or decreasing the amount of technology or internet access is not the answer. Instead, organizations that need protection should do exactly that: get more protection.
There is an entire industry that is constantly searching for new ways to protect users of the internet, to keep things which are meant to be private just that: private. Many countries already depend on that industry to protect the information they store on the internet, the private sector included. There is immediate relief available for those willing to seek it out.
It is not necessary to restrict or monitor the internet. There are solutions that already exist, and more on the way. Protect yourselves. You already have what you need.
As the private sector, we represent the companies that fund the global economy: companies like Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, etc. We do not produce the products that protect you, we are customers at the mercy of cyber attacks as well. We represent the new technological society that has emerged, which many of you depend on.
The private sector recognizes the need for more protection, having been victim of many attacks as well. The corporations understand the need to protect vital information that is held on computers. This does not mean, however, that it is necessary to limit or monitor internet access. Access to the internet, and the global community that it has created, is a right that should not be denied to anyone. Also, the tracking of internet access is a violation of privacy, which no citizen of the free world should be subject to.
Instead, we propose that countries in danger improve their security systems. There are plenty of ways to block such attacks: improved firewalls, improved anti-virus and anti-spyware software, networks with enhanced privacy that use direct lines instead of wi-fi, round-the-clock technology support that monitors the network to make sure it is not attacked, and overall improved security measures. Limiting or decreasing the amount of technology or internet access is not the answer. Instead, organizations that need protection should do exactly that: get more protection.
There is an entire industry that is constantly searching for new ways to protect users of the internet, to keep things which are meant to be private just that: private. Many countries already depend on that industry to protect the information they store on the internet, the private sector included. There is immediate relief available for those willing to seek it out.
It is not necessary to restrict or monitor the internet. There are solutions that already exist, and more on the way. Protect yourselves. You already have what you need.
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