Security News > 2021 > June > UN Security Council Confronts Growing Threat of Cyber Attacks
The UN Security Council on Tuesday will hold its first formal public meeting on cybersecurity, addressing the growing threat of hacks to countries' key infrastructure, an issue Joe Biden recently raised with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Tuesday's meeting, called by Estonia which heads the Council for the month of June and is a leader in the fight against hacking, is itself being held online, at a ministerial level.
The Security Council has addressed the subject in the past, but only informally, both in public or behind closed doors.
"It is a new issue and in the Security Council, as always, it is difficult to bring anything new" after 76 years of dealing with more traditional aspects of peace and security, the official added.
The aim of the videoconference, Estonia said, is "To contribute to a better understanding of the growing risks stemming from malicious activities in cyberspace and their impact on international peace and security."
"Cyber is a dual use domain, we are in a complex situation which is not similar to other international security topics," said the ambassador.
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