AIVD: the Netherlands is often the target of digital attacks

The Dutch security service AIVD claims that there is, increasingly, cyber attacks are a threat to homeland security. Including China, Russia and Iran, and tried the Netherlands according to the AIVD to spy on.

The AIVD does not mention any figures, but sees “more and more” digital attacks that the national security threats, writes to the security forces in its annual report. Including from Russia, China and Iran were according to the AIVD spionageaanvallen carried out in the Netherlands. In one of those attacks came spionagemalware up in e-mails of government officials. For whatever malware it was, says the AIVD. Possible going to be an attack that was already out of the cloths was done, and of which the AIVD thinks that China is behind.

The service expects the amount of digital attacks in the future will increase. Also the consequences of the attacks are stronger, you expect the service. The netherlands is, according to the AIVD, under more of a target because of the strength of the knowledge economy, the ‘open society’ and the ‘outstanding ict infrastructure’. The attacks to cope with this, the AIVD and the MIVD together in a special ‘samenwerkingseenheid’, which focuses on the fight against digital attacks.

It also helps security companies and government organizations in ‘the detection of complex digital attacks on their network. When the government looks at the AIVD, which for traffic on the network passes, threats may be detected. Or the cuts in the AIVD have consequences for the digital activities of the service, it is not yet clear; a spokeswoman of the security service can thereon do not immediately provide clarity.