Brad Smith, Chief Legal Officer at Microsoft, has called on the world’s nations to come together and sign a pact that regulates the use and proliferation of cyber-weapons. The idea is borrowed from the August 1949 Geneva Convention, a series of treaties that protect civilians in war zones, prisoners of war, or soldiers that have surrendered or have lost the ability to fight. Smith detailed his idea at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week, and in a lengthy post on Microsoft’s blog.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/government/microsoft-exec-calls-for-a-geneva-convention-for-cyber-weapons/