Cyber security reaches NATO's attention

I recently came across a report by Signal Magazine on the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) TechNet International 2011 conference that gave further attention to the reality of cyber space and crime.
As we saw with the National Security Strategy from 2010 and the recent government Cyber Security Strategy, cyber crime is now being taken seriously at that level. This article claimed that the advantages offered by cyber warfare (low cost, widespread applicability and ease of operation) mean "it is likely to be the weapon of choice for future aggressors menacing NATO and its allies".
The theme of the AFCEA conference was ‘Supporting NATO in the Next Decade' and was held in the German town of Heidelberg last October. Present were members of NATO, due to it being held in conjunction with the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) annual industry conference.
Major general Jaap Willemse, assistant chief of staff of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (ACOS C⁴I), claimed that "the ways of classical warfare cannot be applied to cyber war", yet most military and political leaders are still dealing with information technology as if it were just another minor technology that could be added easily to existing systems.

See more at: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/cyber-security-reaches-natos-attention/article/221897/