'Cyberspace is changing the way we view and conduct foreign policy as well as transforming our everyday lives,' William Hague told the Munich Security Conference.
'But there is a darker side to cyberspace that arises from our dependence on it.'
He said the Internet helped undemocratic governments repress their citizens, gave 'hostile' nations new channels to steal secrets and helped 'terrorists' and criminals.
'In Britain we believe that the time has come to start seeking international agreement about norms in cyberspace,' he said."
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Cyber Defense
The US military is preparing for 21st Century electronic warfare and cyber terrorism. A joint US Cyber Command and four service cyber commands have been set up.
Their mission is to defend American military networks and civilian American infrastructure from cyber terrorism and from foreign government hackers.
The officers leading these cyber commands explain how they are organized, how they operate, and how they will protect the United States from foreign military hackers, intelligence agencies, and cyber terrorists.
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