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Standing Your Ground: Current and Future Challenges in Cyber Defense

Standing Your Ground: Current and Future Challenges in Cyber Defense

Barry V. W. Irwin
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 9
ISBN13: 9781466661585|ISBN10: 1466661585|EISBN13: 9781466661592
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6158-5.ch006
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Irwin, Barry V. W. "Standing Your Ground: Current and Future Challenges in Cyber Defense." Information Security in Diverse Computing Environments, edited by Anne Kayem and Christoph Meinel, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 100-108. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6158-5.ch006

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Irwin, B. V. (2014). Standing Your Ground: Current and Future Challenges in Cyber Defense. In A. Kayem & C. Meinel (Eds.), Information Security in Diverse Computing Environments (pp. 100-108). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6158-5.ch006

Chicago

Irwin, Barry V. W. "Standing Your Ground: Current and Future Challenges in Cyber Defense." In Information Security in Diverse Computing Environments, edited by Anne Kayem and Christoph Meinel, 100-108. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6158-5.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter explores the challenges facing those involved in cyber defense at a national, organizational, and individual level. As the global economy grows more dependent on the Internet and connected infrastructure, the risk and impact of attack grows. A long-standing response to attacks of various kinds conducted on the Internet has been to filter traffic but not to respond. In some cases, reactive action is taken, but even where attribution is possible, prosecution is rare. In recent months, several countries have stated their policy of military response where they feel that their national infrastructure is threatened. The risk to organizations, civilian populations, and individuals is discussed in the case of such militant response or retaliation. The chapter further considers aspects such as reputation, neutrality, and the concept of Internet “kill switches.”

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