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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... cyber issues to countries that do not share its interests, he outlines an agenda that the United States can pursue in concert with its allies on the international stage. This agenda, addressing cyber warfare, cyber crime, and state ...
... international cyber crime, and have mechanisms in place to act on requests for assistance in shutting down attacks, and investigating and prosecuting them. Third, the United States should lead by example. It should take steps to clean ...
... international regimes to fight crime in cyberspace, moving beyond the current Council of Europe Convention to draw in non-Western states, and develop real-time mechanisms for collaborating to stop cyberattacks in progress and ...
... cyber crime, the emergence of cyber espionage, and the specter of cyber warfare have led many foreign governments to exert sovereign authority over their networks and to press international organizations to take up these issues ...
... global commerce and enrich the daily lives of billions. Given the costs of crime, the economic threat of industrial espionage, and the increasing militarization of cyberspace, the laissez-faire approach that the United States has taken ...