Internet Governance in an Age of Cyber InsecurityU.S. interests lie in the continuation of a single, open, globally interconnected network for the free exchange of ideas and the conduct of economic activity. Criminals and rogue nations are threatening that paradigm, exploiting fundamental weaknesses in the architecture of the Internet. Cybersecurity and homeland security expert Robert K. Knake urges the United States to promote its vision for a secure Internet through existing international forums. His report provides a clear statement of U.S. national interest in cyberspace and develops an agenda for promoting it within Internet governance organizations. Knake maintains that the U.S. Department of State must be staffed and funded to coordinate the promotion of this agenda across the federal government with important private sector players. He further recommends the development of a treaty to ban the targeting of civilian infrastructure in cyberspace and the application of diplomatic and economic pressure to expand the number of countries that are party to the existing Convention on Cybercrime. By taking these steps, the United States can help develop both the technical and legal mechanisms to address security concerns in cyberspace while maintaining the vision of a unified, global Internet. |
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... cyberspace is to preserve and extend the Internet as a tool for economic efficiency at home and as a facilitator for economic exchange internationally. The current level of criminal activity, espionage, and preparation of the ...
... Criminal groups, intelligence agencies, and militaries will find ways around such controls, while average users will be subject to near-total surveillance of their online activity.10 Such a system would have a stifling effect on the ...
... criminal activity targeting one country that can be traced to another, the burden of proof should now shift to the country hosting the unlawful activity. Countries that do not cooperate in criminal investigations should understand that ...
... cyberspace, curb cyber criminals at home, and take steps to reduce malicious activity on U.S. networks. Diplomatic efforts should make clear that U.S. military and intelligence activity in cyberspace is focused on defending the United ...
... cyber crime, it has not led to an appreciable reduction in cyber crime. The mechanisms for international cooperation developed by the convention are bilateral and prosecutorial, providing no conduits to coordinate law enforcement activity ...