This week I saw an interesting piece of news on cybersecurity pact between the two powerful countries, China and Russia. The two countries have promised not to launch any forms of cyberattacks against one another.
This, I have to say, is probably the first of its kind. I have never heard or seen such form of treaty before. We have all heard and seen treaties done be countries after major wars. Real wars, that is. This time, it is the treaty on cyber warfare!
What does this cybersecurity pact imply?
My first reaction was "hhmmm these two countries have signed a pact agreeing not to attack each other on cyber ground. This must mean that they have done such thing to each other before, and now have decided to be friends."
What about the US and other European countries? No questions. Looks like both China and Russia must have done and must be doing cyberattacks on them.
This cybersecurity treaty has opened a new ground and a new form of allies. China and Russia can probably be known as cyber allies from now on.
If the US and other major European countries have to same kind of cybersecurity pact, the Third World War may be on the cyberspace after all.
