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International Cybersecurity Treaty Might Not Be Achievable, Report Says
An international pact to establish cybersecurity regulations may be unworkable, according to an EastWest Institute report. "Many states are not ready for [a global treaty]—and perhaps never will be," the report says.
EastWest leaders suggest that voluntary private-sector agreements and international standards are a more practical solution than cybersecurity legislation, and they cite the potential impracticality of a cyberwar agreement outlining which networks and data should be off-limits in times of conflict. The report argues that technology behemoths and smaller startups can ill afford to comply with excessively rigid international rules, and instead EastWest is recommending standards that governments and businesses can employ to evaluate the integrity of products and services. EastWest officials say standards and voluntary agreements across countries offer easier deployment because they allow the private sector, which controls much of the technology, to take charge.
Stanford University's Evgeny Morozov says a global cybersecurity treaty is achievable, pointing to the Convention on Cybercrime of the Council of Europe as an example. He notes that existing rules, such as the Geneva Convention, can be modified to encompass digital conflicts.
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