Cybersecurity: Public Sector Threats and Responses

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Kim J. Andreasson
CRC Press, Dec 20, 2011 - Business & Economics - 392 pages
The Internet has given rise to new opportunities for the public sector to improve efficiency and better serve constituents. But with an increasing reliance on the Internet, digital tools are also exposing the public sector to new risks. This accessible primer focuses on the convergence of globalization, connectivity, and the migration of public sector functions online. It examines emerging trends and strategies from around the world and offers practical guidance for addressing contemporary risks. It supplies an overview of relevant U.S. Federal cyber incident response policies and outlines an organizational framework for assessing risk.
 

Contents

Chapter 1 The Global Rise of EGovernment and Its Security Implications
1
Chapter 2 Understanding Cyber Threats
27
Japan and the 2009 Attacks on South Korea and the United States
55
Chapter 4 Toward a Global Approach to Cybersecurity
77
The Tyranny of Geography
109
Chapter 6 US Federal Cybersecurity Policy
127
Chapter 7 European Cybersecurity Policy
159
The Case of Catalonia
193
Cybersecurity Policy Issues in a Gov 20 Environment and Beyond
223
Chapter 10 The Civilian Cyber Incident Response Policies of the US Federal Government
255
A Framework to Enhance Organizational Security
275
Leadership Strategies for Securing Cyberspace
293
Chapter 13 Is There a Conclusion to Cybersecurity?
327
Index
339
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Mr. Kim Andreasson has advised the United Nations on e-government since 2003, most recently in preparation for the global 2012 e-government survey, and is a managing director of DAKA advisory AB, a consultancy. He was previously an associate director and a senior editor at The Economist Groupā€˜s Business Research division where he co-edited the annual report on the Digital Economy Rankings. Andreasson is an elected member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies and the Pacific Council of International Policy and is a John C. Whitehead Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Information Technology and Politics.