Obama says he doesn’t want an arms race on the internet

US President Obama has said during a meeting at the G20 summit that he does not want an arms race on the internet. According to the president, this is important, because different countries have possibilities to carry out major internet attacks.

And frankly, the United States has more capabilities than any other country, both offensively and defensively. added the president to it. By this he refers to the fact that America is well able to repel internet attacks, but also to carry them out. Obama also spoke of a “new era” in which the mistakes of other arms races of the past should not be repeated.

It would therefore be desirable to come up with a number of standards that countries should adhere to. Even without state parties, there would be enough threats on the internet that pose a risk to critical infrastructure and financial institutions. “It cannot be that we suddenly find ourselves in the Wild West, where countries with the necessary capacity settle conflicts in this way,” the US president explained.

That is why the president says he has entered into talks with Putin and other leaders. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, the Russian president stated that his country is not responsible for the hack on the Democratic Party in the US. Also, Russia would not seek to influence the American elections.

The US has been associated with Israel in the past with the development of the Stuxnet malware, which was to shut down an Iranian uranium enrichment facility. A recent documentary revealed that the malware was part of a much larger plan of attack known as “Nitro Zeus.” This could shut down Iran’s critical infrastructure, such as power and communication systems.