UN Security Council confronts growing threat of cyber attacks

UNITED NATIONS: Then Security Council on Tuesday will hold its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threats of hacks to countries’ key infrastructure, an issue Joe Biden recently raised with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

At their summit earlier this month in Geneva, the US president set out red lines for Russia, which is often accused of being behind major hacks. In this case, he laid out 16 “untouchable” entities, ranging from the energy sector to water distribution.

“This is the generic list of critical infrastructure which every country has,” said one European ambassador who specializes in cybersecurity.