Britain is to call for countries to agree rules for "acceptable behaviour" in cyberspace amid concern about what is seen as a growing security threat.
William Hague, UK foreign secretary, will offer to host a conference in London this year "to lay the basis for a set of standards on how countries should act in cyberspace".
To underline the seriousness of the threat to governments and businesses, Mr Hague gives three examples of attacks on British interests, including those directed at his staff and a defence contractor.
Although he does not name the states behind the attacks, leaked US diplomatic cables have detailed allegations of cyberattacks and intrusion by China and Russia.
Work is already under way by international bodies to develop conventions on discrete cyber issues, but no foreign minister has called for a comprehensive set of principles that can govern the internet worldwide.
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from FT that I couldn't read even when I was interested in those matters, apparently the English need some help for total control of the web (like it's not controlled already). Even Linux has been hijacked with trojans as a start, it was a matter of time. FYI the English monitor telecom all over Europe from Lambeth, at the southern part of England, situated south of London. Currently Mcafee was bought from the U.S. and once again Norton is the best. If you monitor the web activity map, the largest part of the activity takes place near there , England and France I mean. The article in my humble opinion misses the point. They are not afraid of improper behaviour but rather of not losing the average 16% they make on every financial transaction made around the globe. You can understand that I guess from a country that produces nothing. The web is our last line of defense , they don't control it , so they are afraid of it. I nearly forgot, guess who told them to keep their currency (currently the strongest in the world). Israel of course.