Topic: Future of Cyber Warfare
Country: Central African Republic
Delegate Name: John Bradtke
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Central African Republic position papers GLIMUN 2012 committees
With the entire world entering an age of technology, we are more dependent on computers than ever before. With this increased usage, the relatively new issue of cyber warfare arises. This concept of warfare through use of computers is targeted at government data that, if tampered with, can have a catastrophic effect on the economy, military, and the overall population. Software such as computer viruses can disrupt an entire nations telecommunication network and cause turmoil. These worms and viruses are so difficult to trace, and can be so crippling, that questions about exactly how to classify cyber attacks have come up. The differences between criminal acts and military acts are becoming less and less obvious.
The Central African Republic sees that cyber warfare as a threat to national security. Although the Central African Republic has only 2.3% of the population with internet access, and compared to other nations, is less dependent on technology, it is still a dangerous issue. Cyber attacks should be classified according to the circumstances under which they occur.
To combat this rising problem of cyber warfare the United Nations must encourage countries to together. Implementing stricter guidelines could help to deter future cyber attacks. Also, defining a more rigid way of classifying cyber attacks would ensure that punishment is always fitting. These hackers, whether they be government or civilian, should be treated as other terrorists would be. By taking these steps, the United Nations could keep every nations network safe and secure, and even possibly discourage future attacks from occurring.
