Germany fears cyberattack during G20 next week

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The chaos and consequences of WannaCry and Peyta computer viruses in recent weeks has led to increased cyber security measures by companies and official bodies. The last to join was Germany, which fears being a victim of possible cyber attacks during the G20 summit.

This meeting will take place on July 7 and 8 in Hamburg and will be attended by 19 countries and the European Union as the only representative, which will address the defense of free trade and climate change.

In order to prevent any digital altercation, the German authorities have established a special command center that will be operational 24 hours in order to defend against this type of cyber attacks.

Germany's main virtual concerns during the G20 celebration range from computer vulnerabilities and cyber threats to attacks by expert hacking groups like Anonymous or Lulzsec.

In order to avoid any of them occurring, in the last hours they have realized "Pentesting" or penetration tests with which they can guarantee the security of the computer networks during the celebration of this summit.

This practice is to test a computer system, network or web application to find vulnerabilities where an attacker could enter. With this test, Germany takes precautionary measures against cyber attacks during the G20 celebration where dozens of cyber experts are working to respond if it occurs.

While they are currently not aware of any possible computer actions, it has been decided to protect computer networks, surveillance cameras and other security equipment, as explained by Arne Schoenbohm, President of the Federal Office for Security of Germany Information (BSI).

The security measures come after the attacks being received by the German parliament and political parties and that could alternate the outcome of the next elections in Germany.