G8 Deauville 1 - Tracking what happened on cyber security 01.06.11

Agenda: The Policy Summit
Priority Themes
Cyber Security

Since December 2010, the French finance ministry has come under cyber attack from
internet hackers targeting the treasury and G20 documents. The management of the
French Treasury has been the prime target of the attacks.2 (March 7, 2011, Agence
France Presse)

The French presidency will hold a meeting for the major internet stakeholders on the eve
of the Deauville Summit. The meeting will provide the substance for the leaders’
discussions on the topic. The consultations will include input from enterprises, French
and international experts, including internet pioneers, scientists, intellectuals and civil
society.3 (February 15, 2011, Official website of the French G8-G20 Presidency)

French president Nicolas Sarkozy announced that the United States supports France’s
notion to discuss the internet at the political level. U.S. president Barack Obama has
expressed support for Sarkozy’s initiative after having to cope with the issues opened up
by Wikileaks. (January 24, 2011, Xinhua News Agency)

France is planning a special G8 internet conference in the lead-up to the G8 summit. The
list of guests is unknown, but according to officials U.S. president Barack Obama and
Russian president Dimitri Medvedev are interested in the initiative. Participants will
address issues including the fight against cybercrime and child pornography, intellectual
property and investment in broadband networks.4 (January 4, 2011 Telecompaper World)

The G8 has addressed cyber security since the Okinawa Summit in July 2000 where it
committed to strengthen cooperation to improve access to the internet for the poorest and
to protect intellectual property rights. The G8 has supported the draft Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement (ACTA) and the work of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) on the economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy.5
(January 24, 2011, Official website of the French G8-G20 Presidency)

The French presidency of the G8 will work to improve access to the internet, promote
respect for freedom of expression and opinion, improve internet security and protection
of individuals, and recommend examination of the Internet's economic and technical
challenges.6 (January 24, 2011, Official website of the French G8-G20 Presidency)


2 Agence France Presse (March 7, 2011), “French finance ministry under cyber attack.”

3 Official website of the G8-G20 Presidency (February 15, 2011), “Priority Areas, The Internet: New
Challenges.”

4 Telecompaper World (January 4, 2011), “France plans internet conference at May G8 summit.”
G8 Research Group • Plans for the 2011 G8 Deauville Summit as of May 2/11 4
and Development (OECD) on the economic impact of counterfeiting and piracy.
of individuals, and recommend examination of the Internet's economic and technical
challenges.

5 (January 24, 2011, Official website of the French G8-G20 Presidency)

6 (January 24, 2011, Official website of the French G8-G20 Presidency)