{"id":31669,"date":"2018-07-12T18:59:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T18:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/12\/nato-summit-boosts-cybersecurity-amid-uncertainty\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:30:31","slug":"nato-summit-boosts-cybersecurity-amid-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2018\/07\/12\/nato-summit-boosts-cybersecurity-amid-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO summit boosts cybersecurity amid uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid uncertainty over NATO member\u2019s defense spending, energy deals with Russia and the very future of the alliance itself, combating Moscow\u2019s campaign of digital war quietly emerged as an item of agreement for the 29-state body during a summit in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider: Few previous NATO meetings of world leaders have included so much discussion over cybersecurity. In a joint declaration, the word \u201ccyber\u201d appeared 26 times. In what appears to be a first for the alliance, leaders twice mentioned the threat of \u201cdisinformation campaigns,\u201d that have spread chaos through western countries. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nato.int\/cps\/en\/natohq\/official_texts_156624.htm\">declaration <\/a>devoted two sections to digital security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders agreed to create two new bodies: A cyberspace operations center in Belgium and a \u201cJoint Force Command\u201d headquarters based in Norfolk, Virginia, that is focused on protecting transatlantic lines of communication. The alliance also agreed to integrate cybersecurity into NATO operations, although it is not mandatory for countries to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The joint decleration followed a recent announcement by the organization that it would boslter its joint cyber operations. If nessecary, alliance members can coordinate a response to a malicious cyberattack, strengthening the pact\u2019s agreement of collective self-defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t accept cyber, propaganda, interference in domestic political processes,\u201d said NATO Secretary General Jens Stolenberg during a press conference on June 11. He added later in the day that NATO will continue to assist Ukraine in \u201ccyber defense,\u201d amid its upcoming elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The focus on cybersecurity and online warfare may be caused by the digital battering that alliance members have experienced in recent years. As NATO members posed for a \u201cfamily\u201d photograph on Wednesday, it was difficult to pick out members of the transatlantic partnership where Russian disinformation or cyberattacks have been absent. There was Milo Djukanovic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-trump-montenegro\/u-s-says-credible-reports-russia-tried-to-interfere-with-montenegro-elections-idUSKBN17E22F\">Montenegro<\/a>, Emmanuel Macron of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2017\/05\/nsa-director-confirms-russia-hacked-french-election-infrastructure\/\">France<\/a>, and J\u00fcri Ratas of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/international\/2018\/07\/09\/cyber-ambiguity-natos-digital-defense-in-doubt-amid-unstable-alliances\/\">Estonia<\/a>, Theresa May of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2018\/may\/03\/russia-propaganda-war-skripal-poisoning-embassy-london\">Britain<\/a> and Angela Merkel of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/testimonies\/the-impact-of-russian-interference-on-germanys-2017-elections\/\">Germany<\/a>; just a sample of NATO countries who have confronted Russian hackers and propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However experts say that the alliance\u2019s cyber provisions depend on the strength of the organization itself, which came into doubt during a \u201cturbulent\u201d morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nato-priorities\/2018\/07\/12\/trump-departs-nato-summit-we-are-very-happy\/\">according<\/a> to sister-site Defense News. After Trump apparently indirectly threatened to leave NATO if countries did not boost their defense spending, the alliance held an emergency meeting. But in a press conference afterword, Trump praised the alliance and said that \u201cthe United States\u2019 commitment to NATO is very strong.\u201d While he claimed that countries agreed to boost their military spending, The Associated Press reported that Macron disputed the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump also criticized Germany on Twitter for paying \u201cbillions of dollars\u201d for Russian oil on Thursday morning. \u201cNot acceptable!,\u201d Trump tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the test for NATO\u2019s cyber commitments may come during a meeting next week between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Trump, himself a beneficiary of Moscow\u2019s digital support, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/documents\/ICA_2017_01.pdf\">according<\/a> to a U.S. intelligence assessment. 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