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Stopping cyber attacks

UK to set out its position on when states can fight back

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Joshua Rozenberg
May 19, 2022
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The government will set out its view today of how international law regulates cyberspace during peacetime. It hopes that a consensus can be reached on what types of cyber activity are unlawful, making it easier for states to take robust but proportionate measures in response.

Cyberspace is not a “lawless grey zone”, the government insists.

The UK’s posit…

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