NATO Considers Including Cybersecurity in the new 5% Spending Target - Secunet Security Would be a Winner!

On May 28, Bloomberg reported about discussions that NATO is planning to include cybersecurity in the new spending target. There is likely to be an increase from 2% to an expanded target of 5% (3.5% military goods + 1.5% defense-related expenditures in a broader sense). Integrating cybersecurity would make sense, as the networking of armed forces and digitalization are becoming increasingly important. Furthermore, the trend is towards hybrid warfare, where infrastructures and communications are disabled through cyberattacks. Consequently, investments...