Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace

Given the growing importance of cyberspace to nearly all aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure today. The United States faces the real risk that adversaries will exploit vulnerabilities in the nation's critical information systems, thereby causing considerable suffering and damage. Online e-commerce business, government agency files, and identity records are all potential security targets. Toward a Safer and More Secure Cyberspace examines these Internet security vulnerabilities and offers a strategy for future research aimed at countering cyber attacks. It also explores the nature of online threats and some of the reasons why past research for improving cybersecurity has had less impact than anticipated, and considers the human resource base needed to advance the cybersecurity research agenda. This book will be an invaluable resource for Internet security professionals, information technologists, policy makers, data stewards, e-commerce providers, consumer protection advocates, and others interested in digital security and safety.

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Given the growing importance of cyberspace to various aspects of national life, a secure cyberspace is vitally important to the nation, but cyberspace is far from secure. This title offers a strategy for research aimed at countering cyber attacks. It also explores the nature of online threats.

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• Authors: Committee on Improving Cybersecurity Res, Committee on Improving Cybersecurity Research in the United States, Computer Science And Telecommunications, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sci, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Academy Of Engineering, National Research Council
• Assisted by: Seymour E Goodman (Editor), Seymour E. Goodman (Editor), Herbert S Lin (Editor), Herbert S. Lin (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2007
• EAN: 9780309103954
• ISBN: 978-0-309-10395-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration