Key objects of infrastructure of Western countries are attacked on a daily basis for many special forces, but is particularly active in this regard, Russian, It leads portal inosmi statement of Defense Minister of Denmark, Claus Frederiksen.
According to the minister, before Russian hacking web for information, but now they have reached a new level: Now they aim to damage, they encroach on the democratic institutions of the state. This can be seen in the presidential elections in the US and in France.
Russia is trying to undermine the credibility of democracy. This is the super-super-dangerous, he said at a meeting with Nordic colleagues in Oslo.
According to Frederiksen, you need to create a platform, where we could talk openly about cyber attacks, since many countries do not recognize that "they broke" and a large number of attacks remains in the shadows. This should speak openly, thereby creating a new safety culture, he added.
In turn, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Norway Frank Bakke-Jensen noted, that would be naive to believe, that a possible conflict in Scandinavia will affect only one country - a cyber attack is the best example, they can suffer all the Scandinavian countries.
According to him, Norway has learned a lot during the joint exercises "One trident 2018".
We compared notes in the, As for the threat to the Baltic and the North. And we have taken measures to strengthen security cooperation with Finland, because it also borders on Russia, said Bakke-Jensen.
Other ministers agreed with him and said, that such maneuvers to stabilize the region and are a good test of cooperation "in wide format».
In this case, Frederiksen admitted, that the Scandinavian countries "depend on the US 100 percent ".
It is the cornerstone of Denmark's security policy - and Norway too. The United States is the supreme authority for us, guarantee our security, He concluded the Minister.
