G20 leaders get tough on cyber espionage

Published November 18, 2015 1:23am ET



The G20 nations have agreed to a set of cybersecurity norms that include a prohibition of commercial espionage.

“Given growing cyber threats, we committed to a set of norms — drafted by the United States — for how governments should conduct themselves in cyberspace, including a commitment not to engage in the cyber theft of intellectual property for commercial gain,” President Obama said in a press conference following the G20 Summit in Turkey on Tuesday.

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