Focus on the revelation of the Russian and Ukraine conflict brought to the Internet

In late May, the World Economic Forum Annual Conference was successfully held in Davos, Switzerland. At the meeting, the cyber warfare in the Russian and Ukraine conflict, the international governance specifications of cyber crimes, the Yuan universe and artificial intelligence, and the discussion of the "fragmented network" became the main hot topic.

Cyber ​​Security: Network War in Russia and Ukraine Conflict

At the meeting, discussions on cybersecurity were surrounded by cyber warfare in Russia and Ukraine's conflict. Warfire and smoke are permeated on public opinion fields, Internet applications and Internet infrastructure. In this conflict, social media played a key role.

With the continuous development of the war, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zeelianki has updated on social media and talked about everything that happened on the battlefield. This move brought social media into a new level that has never been before. Russia has blocked almost all Western media and leads the issue from its own perspective. In addition to the official media reports released by the government, some personal videos have also created a unique "information space" to supplement a new perspective.

Outside the public opinion field, more cyber attacks directly or indirectly involve physical conflicts. For example, typical DDOS attacks (for various public institutions, such as government departments and media websites), attacks on key infrastructure (such as satellite connections) and using independent weapon system attacks (such as drones).

Although the effect of evaluating the "network weapons" is too early, people have clearly realized that in military conflicts, the Internet is no longer an isolated and independent field, but has been integrated into the military, sea, and air forces of the military. During action. So people say that modern warfare is often the first Internet war. At the meeting, Jen Estri, director of the US network security and infrastructure security (CISA), made it clear that helping to strengthen network defense for the attacked party will be an indispensable part of military assistance.

Cyber ​​crimes: formulate consensus to formulate international governance specifications

In addition to network attacks in special periods, in daily life, cyber crimes also exist and continue to grow.

Security vulnerabilities have given criminals a chance to multiply, so enhanced the security of hardware and software has become the best way to resist cyber crimes.

At the meeting, Microsoft CEO Satia Nadella appealed that when developing new digital products and services, the loopholes should adhere to the attitude of zero tolerance. "Security By Design" is the mainstream of today's era. At the same time, the occurrence of crimes is just the beginning, setting governance specifications, and cracking down crimes in accordance with the law is also an indispensable way.

In the international norms of network space behaviors and the negotiation of the United Nations to fight cyber crimes, all parties put forward different views and opinions. Robert, CEO of Dragos, a network security company, takes Russia and Ukraine as an example to indicate that there are certain limitations in the current international laws, and a more flexible digital ecosystem can better reduce network risks. Gada Vari, Executive Director of the UN Drug and Crime Office (UNODC), believes that even if people have different political stances and ideology, cracking down on crimes is becoming a common consensus, especially involving involves involving When malicious ransomware.

Some people compare the network attackers as pirates in the medieval seas. At first, pirates did not hesitate to do whatever they wanted. Until most countries realized that such situations would only lead to two defeats, the pirate behavior was really ended. In 1856, the emergence of the Paris Marine Law Convention completely ended such pirate behaviors.

In addition, Microsoft President Brad Smith also supports the aggregation of political legal framework to strengthen cybersecurity. He mentioned that Microsoft supports the "Network Security Alliance" and "Network Space Trust and Security Paris Initiative". The latter was proposed by French President Macron at the 13th UN Internet Governance Forum in 2018. The initiative supports open, secure, stable, and peaceful, and peaceful network space, and advocates international law and international humanity including the UN Charter. The law and habit of international law are suitable for information and communication technology activities in various countries. Brad emphasized that global cooperation should be drafted on the basis of multi -party cooperation. The CEOs of some companies also admit that they need to be similar to "intelligent supervision", but call for "balanced methods" to ensure the necessary supervision stability while leaving enough flexible innovative space.

Digital economy: Yuan Universe, Artificial Intelligence and Supply Chain

In the field of digital economy, the Web3 and Yuan universe have become hotspots for discussion. Nokia CEO Pecca Ronmark predicts that with the arrival of the 6G network in 2030, the status of smartphones will fall thousands of feet, and many mobile phone functions will be migrated to "finger chips" or "digital glasses", and people will also be in Yuan. There is an exclusive "digital incarnation" in the universe.

At the same time, the realization of the Yuan universe is inseparable from artificial intelligence technology, and artificial intelligence carries people's expectations. However, because some applications involve the biometric system, people will also have great concerns about personal information leakage and abuse problems.

In order to solve relevant ethical issues, in 2018, the World Economic Organization proposed the application principles of artificial intelligence, pointing out that the design of the artificial intelligence system should respect the law, democratic values ​​and diversity, and have transparency to ensure that people understand the possible consequences of the system after running the system. Essence In November 2021, UNESCO released the "Artificial Intelligence Ethics Suggestions", becoming the world's first standardized framework for artificial intelligence ethics. It is recommended to clarify the 10 principles of standardized artificial intelligence technology and 11 action areas, and it is the most extensive consensus reached by the world at the government level. The proposal not only focuses on clarifying values ​​and principles, but also is committed to implementing these principles and values ​​through specific policies, and through emphasis on tolerance, gender equality, and environmental and ecological protection, to expand the advantages of artificial intelligence and reduce the risks it brings. Another topic is the impact of the global supply chain broken on the economy. Participants believe that even if the new crown epidemic or climate change objectively limits global cooperation that spans the border, globalization should not stop; at the same time, the negative impact of global supply chain changes on the national economy must be re -evaluated and minimized: The supply chain should be as short as possible, eliminate long -distance transportation routes, reduce carbon footprints, and reduce the impact on economic development. The Chairman of the International Monetary Fund, Christina Gorkieva, mentioned that changing the unavoidable risk of changing the transportation route: "We can learn from the epidemic sealing and the Russian and Ukraine conflict that the supply chain must become stronger, even if this is this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this, even this It means rising costs. Therefore, the days when globalization makes products cheaper and lower inflation may have become the past. At the same time, it should not be isolated from each other around the world, otherwise the global economy will be severely damaged. "

The future of the Internet: Oppose Internet fragmentation

At the meeting, the future development direction of the Internet is also the most concerned issue for people. At present, the Internet is at the key crossroads- "fully unified network" and "fragmented network" on the ends of the road. The "unified network" requires the Internet to maintain interoperability, and anyone can communicate through the Internet at any time and anywhere.然而，互联网也早已显现出分裂的趋势，不管是“围墙花园”（指把用户限制在特定范围内，用户被允许访问指定的内容，禁止访问其它未被允许的内容）、“气泡群体”（ Refers to the emergence of a closed small group or small circle formed during the outbreak of the epidemic, or the growth of the legislation of data localization and ensuring the legislation of digital sovereignty in various countries. Both show this. Although these incidents have taken place in the "application layer" so far, once these processes break through the "transmission layer", affecting the development of the domain name system DNS, IP address management, root server and Internet protocol, the situation will become difficult Restore.

These key Internet resources are like "air in the Internet world". In the real world, there is no "air that is alone in China or the United States", only "polluted air" or "clean air". Therefore, how to make these key Internet resources from being influenced by relevant geopolitical disputes will be a strategic challenge facing global digital cooperation in the future. Among them, actively play their role.

At the end of April 2022, the governments of more than 60 countries jointly published the "Internet Future Declaration" in Washington, with a declaration of five principles. The first principle is to protect human rights and basic freedom. The second principle is to maintain the global nature of the Internet and oppose the division of the Internet. The third principle is tolerance and burden, that is, "everyone should enjoy the Internet", and "digital gap" should be eliminated. The fourth principle is trust, that is, strengthen cybersecurity, combat cyber crimes, protect data, and protect consumers. Finally, the multi -interest principle of Internet governance, that is, non -governmental actors from business, academia, technology circles, and civil society involved the formulation and implementation of Internet policies equally. The declaration is based on the values ​​of the United Nations Charter and the National Declaration of Human Rights, and aims to establish an open, free, interoperable, credible and secure Internet.

In addition, as early as November 2019, UN Secretary -General Antonio Gutres has proposed to formulate a "global digital contract" to avoid Internet fragmentation, protect data, strengthen supervision of artificial intelligence, human rights to human rights, and human rights. It is suitable for network space, etc., and ultimately realize that everyone and all schools can access the Internet. By 2025, the United Nations will review the progress of the "Tunisia Aired" adopted at the 2005 UNAC World Bulber Conference (WSIS).

People still have adequate opportunities to practice the concept of "a world, an Internet", which is also the consensus of ICANN, ISOC, and other leaders of the global Internet industry. Alexander Kremberg, a member of the Executive Committee of the World Economic Forum and the new leader of the Network Security Center, said: "The discussion must continue, and at the same time, the efforts to maintain the multi -interest Internet governance model cannot be stopped in the statement of various countries. It must be supported by the beneficiaries of all Internet and related communication technologies. To this end, the Davos World Economic Forum is promoting a global dialogue against digital cooperation. The dialogue will be a fair platform, which will help strengthen the multi -party governance model of the Internet and achieve more realization Positive and inclusive numbers. "

Source: CIRCLEID, the original "2022 Davos World Economic Forum: Russia and Ukraine Conflict, Yuan Universe and Fragments Network" Author: Wolfgang Columbus Vol Late (Honorary Professor of Avus University, Danish)

Compilation: Wang Yajing

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