Cabinet: concord need against cyber attacks

the hague - Netherlands must work on diplomacy, defense and development to tackle the growing threat of cyber attacks from hostile countries and criminals. That is what the International Cyber ​​Strategy which minister Bert Koenders Sunday sent to parliament.

Koenders put a new network of diplomats in order to reinforce the online rules of behavior between countries. He also wants to avoid creating a cyber arms race as countries do not trust and suspiciously looking at each other's cyber defense together. International law should be supplemented for the new digital world.

The government aims to improve international agreements on the security of the Internet. That's not easy because some countries think about it very differently. Moreover, the government does not want to compromise on the loose structure of the Internet, which no one is the boss but consult countries, companies and organizations and make arrangements.

Meanwhile Netherlands must be able to defend themselves, Koenders wrote. Netherlands has under him a leading role in building a strong cyber defense through NATO. The alliance must not only defend themselves, but if necessary can also attack. That knowledge should deter enemies and criminals.

Also in the detection of cyber criminals Netherlands wants to work with other countries. To prevent these criminals can go about their business from countries that are not in order, the Internet security Netherlands wants with these countries include sharing knowledge.

Koenders points out that the Netherlands, which leads the way in the digitization great interest in a free and secure internet.