Secretary-General confirms reports on large-scale cyber attacks on NATO resources

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed reports of large-scale cyber attacks on NATO resources over the weekend, noting that there were no leaks of classified information.

“As the cyberspace is contested in all times, and we face at NATO malicious cyber activities on a daily basis, and we are strengthening our cyber defences, so this is something we have responded to over many years, because we have seen more and more different types of cyberattacks, malicious cyber activities against our networks, and we have seen some attempted denial of service instances against a number of NATO websites since Sunday. Additional protective measures have been put in place, and the majority of NATO websites are functioning now as normal,” he said at a press conference in Brussels on February 13, Caliber.Az reports, citing NATO's website.

“Some NATO websites are still experiencing availability issues, but our technical teams are now working to restore full access, then it is extremely important to understand the following: Our classified networks, the networks we use to communicate between NATO Missions and Operations and within the NATO Command structure were not affected and there is currently no evidence of impact on NATO Operations,” he said.

Stoltenberg also noted that NATO is constantly exposed to cyber attacks and is constantly working to improve its cyber security.