Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency - Revision history

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	* ~~Resources~~ by Type: [[Independent Reports]]		* Resource by Type: [[Independent Reports]]
	* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]		* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]
	* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]		* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]

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			* Resources by Type: [[Independent Reports]]
	* ~~Overview~~: [[Independent Reports]]
	* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]		* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]
	* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]		* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]

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	* Overview: [[~~Industry~~ Reports]]		* Overview: [[Independent Reports]]
	* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]		* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]
	* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]		* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]

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	U.S. laws for cyberspace are decades old, written for the		U.S. laws for cyberspace are decades old, written for the
	technologies of a less-~~connected·~~ era. Working with Congress, the next		technologies of a less-connected era. Working with Congress, the next
	administration should update these laws.		administration should update these laws.

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	economic policy tools, and the involvement of the intelligence and law		economic policy tools, and the involvement of the intelligence and law
	enforcement communities. The acronym DIME-diplomatic, intelligence,		enforcement communities. The acronym DIME-diplomatic, intelligence,
	military, and economic (and with law enforcement a crucial addition)- points to		military, and economic (and with law enforcement a crucial addition) - points to
	the elements needed for a truly comprehensive solution. This strategy should be		the elements needed for a truly comprehensive solution. This strategy should be
	based on a public statement by the president that the cyber infrastructure of the		based on a public statement by the president that the cyber infrastructure of the

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 make a noticeable improvement in the nation's cybersecurity as well as formulate
 longer-term recommendations that are critical to the nation's future cyber
-objectives.
+objectives:
-Our recommendations:
+====Create a comprehensive national security strategy for cyberspace====
 Comprehensive means using all the tools of U.S. power in a coordinated
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 delivery of critical services to the American public.
-'''Lead from the White House.'''
+====Lead from the White House====
 We used the response to proliferation as a model
 for how to approach cybersecurity. No single agency is in charge of
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 new office can help begin the work of building an information-age government
 based on the new, more collaborative organizational models found in business.
 ==Additional Notes and Highlights==
 Expertise Required: Policy - Low

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 The core finding reported is that an attitude shift must take place with respect to cybersecurity; it must be treated as one of the dominant security challenges faced by the nation.  However, such efforts must not come at the expense of American democratic traditions as they can and should offer the opportunity to reinforce these values.
 The authors present the successful adaptation of American policy towards Weapons of Mass Destruction and non-proliferation as a powerful paradigm for success in cybersecurity.  By shifting non-proliferation to a position of primacy in international activities, the U.S. succeeded in encouraging non-proliferation to be normative in state interactions.  Pushing cybersecurity to a position of prominence in present and future efforts is suggested as offering significant opportunities to improve national and global security.  There are also multiple possible points of contribution identified for agencies ranging from the Department of State to the Department of the Treasury.  The primary emphasis is on cultivating a norm supporting cybersecurity, rather than a specific set of regulations.  The authors identify the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (CECC) as one of the most important efforts in cultivating exactly the sort of norms that would help protect our vital national interests. The CECC is a multilateral treaty requiring signatory nations to create the basic legal infrastructure that fighting cybercrime requires and to assisting other nations in investigating and prosecuting cyber criminals.
 ==Additional Notes and Highlights==
 Expertise Required: Policy - Low

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			Expertise Required: Policy - Low

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	* Overview: [[~~Government~~ Reports]]		* Overview: [[Industry Reports]]
	* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]		* Issues: [[Public-Private Cooperation]], [[Government to Government]]
	* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]		* Approaches: [[International Cooperation]], [[Regulation/Liability]]

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	(3) only a comprehensive national security strategy that embraces both the domestic and international aspects of cybersecurity will make us more secure.		(3) only a comprehensive national security strategy that embraces both the domestic and international aspects of cybersecurity will make us more secure.

	Details the state of the nation's cybersecurity, and the informational losses that the United States has been subjected to. The report indicates that a primary point of confusion may be found in misinterpreting the threat of cybersecurity in an industrial era mindset, and over-relying on market based solutions arising to protect vital national interests. Also identified as a key source of vulnerability is a government organized for the industrial age, a giant hierarchical conglomerate with high costs associated with making decisions and obtaining information where crossing organizational boundaries is involved. The indicated result is a porosity that leaves information that grants the U.S. strategic advantages is vulnerable and has been penetrated.		Details the state of the nation's cybersecurity, and the informational losses that the United States has been subjected to. The report indicates that a primary point of confusion may be found in misinterpreting the threat of cybersecurity in an industrial era mindset, and over-relying on market based solutions arising to protect vital national interests. Also identified as a key source of vulnerability is a government organized for the industrial age, a giant hierarchical conglomerate with high costs associated with making decisions and obtaining information where crossing organizational boundaries is involved. The indicated result is a porosity that leaves information that grants the U.S. strategic advantages vulnerable and which has been penetrated.

	The authors criticize CNCI as being good, but not sufficient. The initiative should not be scrapped, but should definitely be improved. Focusing only on defending government leaves abundant room for such security to be outflanked and bypassed.		The authors criticize CNCI as being good, but not sufficient. The initiative should not be scrapped, but should definitely be improved. Focusing only on defending government leaves abundant room for such security to be outflanked and bypassed.
	The core finding reported is that an attitude shift must take place with respect to cybersecurity; it must be treated as one of the dominant security challenges faced by the nation. However, such efforts must not come at the expense of American democratic traditions as they can and should offer the opportunity to reinforce these values.		The core finding reported is that an attitude shift must take place with respect to cybersecurity; it must be treated as one of the dominant security challenges faced by the nation. However, such efforts must not come at the expense of American democratic traditions as they can and should offer the opportunity to reinforce these values.
	The authors present the successful adaptation of American policy towards Weapons of Mass Destruction and non-proliferation as a powerful paradigm for success in cybersecurity. By shifting non-proliferation to a position of primacy in international activities, the U.S. succeeded in encouraging non-proliferation to be normative in state interactions. Pushing cybersecurity to a position of prominence in present and future efforts is suggested as offering significant opportunities to improve national and global security. There are also multiple possible points of contribution identified for agencies ranging from the Department of State to the Department of the Treasury. The primary emphasis is on cultivating a norm supporting cybersecurity, rather than a specific set of regulations. The authors identify the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (CECC) as one of the most important efforts in cultivating exactly the sort of norms that would help protect our vital national interests. The CECC is a multilateral treaty requiring signatory nations to create the basic legal infrastructure that fighting cybercrime requires and to assisting other nations in investigating and prosecuting cyber criminals.		The authors present the successful adaptation of American policy towards Weapons of Mass Destruction and non-proliferation as a powerful paradigm for success in cybersecurity. By shifting non-proliferation to a position of primacy in international activities, the U.S. succeeded in encouraging non-proliferation to be normative in state interactions. Pushing cybersecurity to a position of prominence in present and future efforts is suggested as offering significant opportunities to improve national and global security. There are also multiple possible points of contribution identified for agencies ranging from the Department of State to the Department of the Treasury. The primary emphasis is on cultivating a norm supporting cybersecurity, rather than a specific set of regulations. The authors identify the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (CECC) as one of the most important efforts in cultivating exactly the sort of norms that would help protect our vital national interests. The CECC is a multilateral treaty requiring signatory nations to create the basic legal infrastructure that fighting cybercrime requires and to assisting other nations in investigating and prosecuting cyber criminals.

	==Additional Notes and Highlights==		==Additional Notes and Highlights==