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Congressmen Call For International Rules Of Cyberwarfare

Friday, November 13th, 2015

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Congressmen from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) urged the administration to begin the process of clarifying international law around cyberwarfare and cyberattacks on Nov. 5.Reps. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.), chairman of the subcommittee on NSA and cybersecurity, and Jim Hines (D-Ct), ranking member of the subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, asking them to begin a process similar to the four Geneva Conventions, but on cyber issues.The lawmakers analogized that…

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