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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... government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and ... U.S. foreign policy; sponsoring Independent Task Forces that produce reports ... U.S. government. All statements of fact and expressions of opinion contained in its ...
... United States should establish the mechanisms within its own government to pursue these agendas. Stronger White House leadership is necessary to keep the agencies with interests in how the Internet is developed focused on U.S. national ...
... governments in the network's design, operation, and governance. While the Internet is the product of decades of U.S. government–funded research, the computer scientists who developed the protocols that today's network runs on designed ...
... government, telecommunication, and financial networks.3 A year later, when ... U.S. Department of Commerce created the Internet Corporation for Assigned ... U.S. administrations have largely agreed, limiting U.S. government involvement ...
... United States has taken toward Internet governance over the past decade can no longer be sustained. Though today's Internet is the product of a collaborative effort by the U.S. government, private sector, and academic community ...