A/66/152 Moreover we see the necessity to start a debate on an international cooperation in the framework of attribution of cyberattacks, which are usually very difficult to trace, State responsibility for cyberattacks launched from their territory when States do nothing to end such attacks despite being informed about them and States’ responsibility not to facilitate areas of lawlessness in cyberspace, for example by knowingly tolerating the storage of illegally collected personal data on their territory. Military aspects of cybersecurity As military forces increasingly rely on information technology to master ever more complex scenarios at all levels of command, the protection of the information and the means to process it has become a first order task. However, in military thinking, information security is challenged not only by a potential adversary, in an operational understanding, using weaponry for the physical destruction of information infrastructure, but also by irresponsible users, malfunctioning technology, criminals or simply accidents. Hence, the efforts to be undertaken range from awareness-raising of each single user and securing the trustworthiness of the supply chain for information technology, to responsive defences to fend off cyberattacks and an overall resilient information technology architecture. In essence, a comprehensive risk management is required, with measures to strengthen information security on a national and global scale. At an early stage, the German armed forces (Bundeswehr) established resilient command and control architectures, security techniques and procedures as well as an information technology-security organization, encompassing all branches of the armed forces, and including an independent computer emergency response team with the capacity to intervene in case of critical disruptions to the operations of information technology. Adapting personal and technical abilities to the continually increasing level of threat is a perpetual task. The German armed forces are collaborating closely with the Federal German Ministry of the Interior in its efforts and strongly support the strengthening of information security in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the EU and the formation of policies and capacities to this end. Furthermore, the armed forces hold regular exchanges with a number of countries in the context of information security, both at the policy and working levels. The German armed forces welcome initiatives and work together with other departments of the Federal German Government on international motions to further protect the utility of worldwide information networks, for example, the development of a voluntary international code of conduct in cyberspace. Cyberdefence in NATO Cybersecurity has been identified by NATO as one of the key emerging security challenges. The Strategic Concept adopted by Heads of State and Government at the NATO Summit, held in November 2010, in Lisbon, states that “cyber attacks ... can reach a threshold that threatens national and Euro-Atlantic prosperity, security and stability”. 10 11-41691