10 Norm (b) only mentions that “in case of ICT incidents, States should consider all relevant information, including the larger context of the event, the challenges of attribution in the ICT environment and the nature and extent of the consequences” (UN General Assembly (GA) (2015): Group of Governmental Experts on Developments in the Field of Information and Telecommunications in the Context of I. [...] Whereas it, for example, refers to the need to “consider all aspects [...] such [as…] the incident’s technical attributes; its scope, scale and impact; the wider context, including the incident’s bearing on international peace and security; and the results of consultations between the States concerned”, engaging in international coordination and exchanges, as well as noting the possibility of nati. [...] 53 Australia further shared that the “process includes, but is not limited to, considering all relevant information, including the larger context of the event, the challenges of attribution in the ICT environment and the nature and extent of the consequences” (Australian Mission to the United Nations (2019): Australian Paper – Open Ended Working Group on Developments in the Field of Information an. [...] National Security Council, under the purview of the White House and in the form of the Cyber Response Group, coordinates a policy response.60 Under the chairmanship of a White House representative, the Cyber Response Group is composed of representatives from the State, Treasury, Defense, Justice, Commerce, Energy, and Homeland Security (DHS) Departments, as well as the United States Secret Service. [...] Convergence among Focus Countries Of all the parameters discussed, the selection of communication channels and the designation of government entities are the parameters that most depend on domestic political considerations and the institutional set-up of a particular state.
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