Sasi himself proposed that the topic be placed on the agenda of the summer session in Strasbourg, in part because of the denial of service attacks made against Estonian government websites in May.
The Secretariat of the Council fo Europe expanded the scope of the debate to also include observer states, such as the US.
Securing the operation of data networks is considered a critical issue in modern societies. Present international and national legislation is deficient in this respect.
Kimmo Sasi proposed to the Assembly that it take up the matter of how international cooperation can be used to prevent web-based attacks against official public networks.
Established in 1949, the Council of Europe is the continent's oldest and most broadly-based organization for political cooperation and human rights.
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