Title: Cyber threats and information security : meeting the 21st century challenge : a report of the CSIS Homeland Defense Project /
Authors: De Borchgrave, Arnaud.; CSIS Homeland Defense Project.
Publisher: CSIS Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Computer security United States; Data protection United States; Computer crimes; Computer networks Security measures
Abstract: The capacity to produce, communicate, and use information is affecting every area of national security, from the way we govern ourselves ("e-government") to the way we fight wars ("information warfare") to the way transnational criminal organizations increase in scope and power to the way activists and extremists mobilize support across borders. Yet security measures against cyber threats are insufficient throughout both government and the private sector. To counter the cyber threats of the future, the United States must develop a comprehensive response policy for thwarting all attacks on national infrastructures and assets-be they within or outside of U.S. borders. For this to happen, government must not only lead by example. It must also provide specific incentives that will encourage the private sector to better protect its own systems. This report illuminates the problem and lays out the first, essential, steps for defending the homeland against this new reality.
Contents: CSIS Task Force on Cyber Threats of the Future -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The New Definition and Ownership of the National Interest -- 3. Putting Cyber Threats in a Global Context -- 4. Net Assessment: Where the Government and the Private Sector Stand -- 5. New Processes: Toward Viable Cyber Policies and Public-Private Relationships -- 6. Actionable Institutional Fixes: Initiatives to Address Problems within Government -- 7. Conclusion and Integration of Recommendations.