Initiative aimed at addressing the threats posed by spyware.
A total of 21 nations have signed a pact vowing responsible government use of spyware, surveillance, and other commercially available cyber intrusion tools.
Hosted by France and the UK, the second annual Pall Mall conference was held at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris on April 3rd and 4th, and attended by at least 45 nations, reports Cybernews.
This year’s agenda centered around the Pall Mall Process “Code of Practice,”, an international initiative aimed at addressing the threats posed by the proliferation and irresponsible use of commercial cyber intrusion capabilities.
The Code of Practice, supported by 21 states, is a voluntary non-binding agreement establishing “best practices” among governments in relation to the development, facilitation, purchase, transfer, and use of commercial cyber intrusion tools and services.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
