Citing an increased number of governments developing cyberweapons, the United States, Russia and a UN arms committee are discussing ways to strengthen the security of cyberspace, according to The New York Times.
According to officials familiar with the talks, the newspaper said U.S. and Russian officials have different interpretations of the talks, but the mere fact that the Washington is participating represents a significant policy shift after years of rejecting Russia's overtures.
Officials argue that because more nations are developing cyberweapons, a new approach is needed to blunt an international arms race. The story explains that in the last two years, attacks against government computers through the Internet have become dramatically more prevalent, "multiplying to thousands a day."
Viktor Sokolov, deputy director of the Institute of Information Security in Moscow, said the Russian view was that the US position on Internet security had shifted perceptibly in recent months, according to the paper.
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