[HIB]Pit security 'networks' against cyberattackers

Cybersecurity responses to attacks from malicious networks must involve multiple stakeholders and have the support of the right legal frameworks, according to government officials.Sharing some lessons learnt from a widely publicized wave of cyberattacks on Estonia in May 2007 during a keynote here Tuesday at the Regional Collaboration in Cyber Security Conference, Jaak Aaviksoo noted that the attacks were initiated by a syndicate of hackers and warranted a network-like response."Every country, every nation is vulnerable [to cyberattacks] taking into account that every country has a footprint in cyberspace today. In principle, you can unplug the Internet [but] the consequences of closing down the virtual realm can be much bigger than the cyberthreats [themselves]," he said.

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