A Washington and Moscow Cybersecurity Hot Line is in the works, and should be operating by the end of the year. That’s according to a blog by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt.
Schmidt says he’s been meeting with his Russian counterpart, and the Hot Line will help increase information exchange on security threats and head off misinterpretations of other incidents. The men also discussed each nation’s military views on operating in cyberspace. The hope is to reset U.S.-Russian cyber relations, GovInfo Security reports

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