Research Catalog

Title

At the nexus of cybersecurity and public policy : some basic concepts and issues / David Clark, Thomas Berson, and Herbert S. Lin, editors ; Committee on Developing a Cybersecurity Primer: Leveraging Two Decades of National Academies Work ; Computer Science and Telecommunications Board.

Publication

• Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2014]
• ©2014

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Additional Authors

• Clark, David
• Berson, Thomas
• Lin, Herbert
• National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Developing a Cybersecurity Primer, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
• National Research Council (U.S.). Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, issuing body. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Description

xv, 133 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"According to this report, cybersecurity is a never-ending battle; threats will evolve as adversaries adopt new tools and techniques to compromise security. Cybersecurity is therefore an ongoing process that needs to evolve as new threats are identified. At the Nexus of Cybersecurity and Public Policy is a call for action to make cybersecurity a public safety priority. For a number of years, the cybersecurity issue has received increasing public attention; however, most policy focus has been on the short-term costs of improving systems. In its explanation of the fundamentals of cybersecurity and the discussion of potential policy responses."-- Publisher's description.

Subject

• Computer security > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographic references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available via the World Wide Web.

ISBN

• 9780309303187
• 0309303184

OCLC

• ocn881854911
• SCSB-5752237

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries