After years of boycotting the talks going on between the United Nations and the countries of the world in the face of electronic warfare and cyber crime, the United States is preparing to join the talks sponsored by the international body, in light of the increasing attacks on banks and government agencies, as well as corporate business sector.
The newspaper attributed the "New York Times" the American unnamed sources as saying that the United States would participate in talks with both Russia and the Commission continued the United Nations, as the United States to pay special attention to reduce cyber crime and undermine the military use of cyberspace, while Russia is interested to hold talks on terrorism mail, which is supported by terrorist organizations to spread panic within the electronic systems.
Transfer site "Niosvactor" specialist in the field of technical Jose Nazario, a security expert-mails saying that these attacks are growing in number and ferocity over the years, and it will continue unless any step being taken.
The site that although the two countries could agree to prevent attacks, they did not agree by the investigations on those crimes, since Russia wants to protect its sovereignty in the investigation of the electronic activities that take place within them, with the United States is seeking international assistance in field investigations and defense against cyber crimes.
In July, more than twenty-four locations included the U.S. attacks, including the Federal Trade Commission and the Ministry of Transport. On the other hand, were both Russia and Georgia to large-scale attacks last year during the last Hroppema, and caused delayed attacks to cripple the Government of Estonia.
Exacerbated the impact of cybercrime on the U.S. economy annually, caused losses estimated at $ 264.6 million in 2008, and $ 239.1 million dollars in 2007, while receiving "complaints center on Cybercrime," 275,234 complaints in 2008, surpassing the number in 2007 by as much as 33.1%.
It is noteworthy that a large number of cyber attacks launched against the United States come from China and Russia, according to experts in e-security.
Piracy on the most expensive U.S. weapons system
In April, U.S. officials revealed current and former hackers managed to penetrate the electronic program of planes, "the Joint Strike Fighter," combat, which is the most expensive weapons system in the history of the United States.
The newspaper quoted "The Wall Street Journal" for government officials in the current and previous incidents of similar attacks in the air traffic control systems of the Air Force in the U.S. during the past months.
In the latest incident, pirates managed to copy and access to vast amounts of data on the interior design of the aircraft and electronic systems which makes it easy to reach and means of defense against them.
The latest incident is evidence that the battle intensified between the United States and potential adversaries on the data networks that connect the world.
One former official said the attacks of this nature have escalated in the last six months, noting that the civilian and military agencies of other affected by this wave.
While the pirates to download large amounts of data relating to Strike Fighter, did not succeed in entering the most sensitive materials stored on computers that are not connected to the Internet.
He favored some U.S. experts to be a network of piracy, which broke the U.S. combat fled from China, but other experts said that it was difficult to ascertain the identity of the attacker to the fact that it is easy to hide on the Internet.
The newspaper had revealed earlier in the month of April that the pirates Chinon and the Russians had penetrated the United States electricity grid.
Brigadier John Davis, that the Pentagon spent $ 100 million to protect the electronic organs of the gangs of the computer during the past six months.
That attack followed the Declaration on the administration of President Barack Obama would establish a new military command to focus on the security of computer networks of the Pentagon's offensive capabilities and operations of piracy through the Internet.
Quoted, "The Wall Street Journal," U.S. officials as saying that the destroyed will reshape the Pentagon's efforts to protect networks from attacks of piracy and in particular that come from countries such as China and Russia.
It also quoted Pentagon officials as saying that the new leadership will be unveiled within the next few weeks. She added that the leadership of the security of electronic networks is likely to be headed by a military official four-star rank of general and will be initially part of the strategic leadership of the Pentagon.
