{"id":24298,"date":"2017-06-29T07:06:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=24298"},"modified":"2017-06-29T07:06:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T12:06:51","slug":"nato-chief-says-recent-cyber-attack-could-spark-mutual-defense-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=24298","title":{"rendered":"NATO Chief Says Recent Cyber Attack Could Spark Mutual Defense Response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NATO Chief Says Recent Cyber Attack Could Spark Mutual Defense Response<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jens Stoltenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

A major global cyber attack which struck particularly hard in Ukraine on Tuesday\u00a0could potentially trigger NATO\u2019s Article 5 mutual defense commitment, according to\u00a0NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, computer systems around the world were subjected to\u00a0ransomware cyber attacks <\/a>that spread from Ukraine and Russia, across Europe to the United States and then on to Asia.<\/p>\n

The attack appeared to be a modification of the \u201cWannaCry\u201d cyber attack in May which\u00a0hit more than 200,000 users in more than 150 countries.<\/p>\n

According to NATO\u2019s Jens Stoltenberg, the attack means that the NATO alliance must step up its defense against cyber attacks and that the military alliance\u2019s Article 5 mutual defense commitment could potential be sparked over such an event.<\/p>\n

Article 5 provides that if a NATO Ally is the victim of an attack, each and every other member of the Alliance will consider the attack against all members and will take the actions it deems necessary to assist the ally attacked.<\/p>\n