A global pact on information and cybersecurity is vital to deter the increasingly frequent attacks by hackers against governments, businesses and other institutions, the leader of Kazakhstan told the General Assembly’s annual general debate today. President Nursultan Nazarbayev (PHOTO ABOVE) told the debate’s opening session – held at United Nations Headquarters in New York – that it was worrying that “not a single international convention or multilateral treaty governs information processes. “Is it not the reason why, in practical terms, most hacker attacks on banks, businesses, government institutions, [the] military and even nuclear facilities have been carried out with impunity?” he asked. Mr. Nazarbayev stressed the need for what he called “an international legal framework of the global information space.” He said such a legal framework could be based on the nine elements of a global culture of cybersecurity, which the General Assembly adopted in 2002. (From UN News Centre Sources) Somehow I have a feeling that this would be an international treaty that could be readily abused to suffocate debate and protest. I’m less worried about hackers and more regarding government intrusions and abuses. Could we have had Tunisia, Egypt and even Libya revolutions without a cyberspace that is relatively less rather than more controlled by governments. By Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey Facebook - Become a Fan at “Diplomatically Incorrect” Twitter – Follow us at DiplomaticallyX