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Cyber-Threats And The Limits Of Bureaucratic Control, Susan W. Brenner
Cyber-Threats And The Limits Of Bureaucratic Control, Susan W. Brenner
Susan Brenner
This article argues that the approach the United States, like other countries, uses to control threats in real-space is ill-suited for controlling cyberthreats, i.e., cybercrime, cyberterrorism and cyberwar. It explains that because this approach evolved to deal with threat activity in a physical environment, it is predicated on a bureaucratically organized response structure. It explains why this is not an effective way of approaching cyber-threat control and examines the two federal initiatives that are intended to improve the U.S. cybersecurity: legislative proposals put forward by four U.S. Senators and by the White House; and the military’s development of six distinct …
Cyberthreats And The Limits Of Bureaucratic Control, Susan Brenner
Cyberthreats And The Limits Of Bureaucratic Control, Susan Brenner
Susan Brenner
Cyber-Threats and the Limits of Bureaucratic Control By Susan W. Brenner This article argues that the approach the United States, like other countries, uses to control threats in real-space is ill-suited for controlling cyberthreats, i.e., cybercrime, cyberterrorism and cyberwar. It explains that because this approach evolved to deal with threat activity in a physical environment, it is predicated on a bureaucratically organized response structure. It explains why this is not an effective way of approaching cyber-threat control and examines the two federal initiatives that are intended to improve the U.S. cybersecurity: legislative proposals put forward by four U.S. Senators and …