Ronald James Deibert is a Canadian professor of political science,philosopher,founder and director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs,University of Toronto.
Information security standards are techniques generally outlined in published materials that attempt to protect a user's or organization's cyber environment. This environment includes users themselves,networks,devices,all software,processes,information in storage or transit,applications,services,and systems that can be connected directly or indirectly to networks.
A cybersecurity regulation comprises directives that safeguard information technology and computer systems with the purpose of forcing companies and organizations to protect their systems and information from cyberattacks like viruses,worms,Trojan horses,phishing,denial of service (DOS) attacks,unauthorized access and control system attacks. While cybersecurity regulations aim to minimize cyber risks and enhance protection,the uncertainty arising from frequent changes or new regulations can significantly impact organizational response strategies.
K. A. (Kim) Taipale is a Finnish-American investor and legal scholar specializing in information,technology,and national security policy. He is a partner in Stilwell Holding,a private investment firm,a director of the Stilwell Charitable Fund,and the former chairman of the executive committee of Kobra International Ltd.
Howard Anthony Schmidt was a partner with Tom Ridge in Ridge Schmidt Cyber LLC,a consultancy company in the field of cybersecurity. He was the Cyber-Security Coordinator of the Obama Administration,operating in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. He announced his retirement from that position on May 17,2012,effective at the end of the month.
Cyberethics is "a branch of ethics concerned with behavior in an online environment". In another definition,it is the "exploration of the entire range of ethical and moral issues that arise in cyberspace" while cyberspace is understood to be "the electronic worlds made visible by the Internet." For years,various governments have enacted regulations while organizations have defined policies about cyberethics.
Ari M. Schwartz is an American cybersecurity and technology policy expert. He is the former Special Assistant to the President and senior director for cybersecurity on the United States National Security Council Staff at the White House,having left the role in October 2015. Previously,Schwartz worked in both the Executive Branch and civil society as on cybersecurity,privacy,civil liberties,and policy. He is an advocate for vulnerability disclosure programs.
Peter P. Swire is the J.Z. Liang Chair in the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Swire is also Professor of Law and Ethics in the Scheller College of Business and has an appointment by courtesy with the School of Public Policy. Swire is also a senior fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum.
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) is a US government initiative announced in April 2011 to improve the privacy,security and convenience of sensitive online transactions through collaborative efforts with the private sector,advocacy groups,government agencies,and other organizations.
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) program consists of a group of U.S. federal agencies to research and develop information technology (IT) capabilities to empower Federal missions;support U.S. science,engineering,and technology leadership;and bolster U.S. economic competitiveness.
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act was a proposed law in the United States which would allow for the sharing of Internet traffic information between the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies. The stated aim of the bill is to help the U.S. government investigate cyber threats and ensure the security of networks against cyberattacks.
Presidential Policy Directive 20 (PPD-20),provides a framework for U.S. cybersecurity by establishing principles and processes. Signed by President Barack Obama in October 2012,this directive supersedes National Security Presidential Directive NSPD-38. Integrating cyber tools with those of national security,the directive complements NSPD-54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-23.
Gabriel "Gabi" Siboni is a colonel in the Israel Defense Forces Reserve service,and a senior research fellow and the director of the Military and Strategic Affairs and Cyber Security programs at the Institute for National Security Studies. Additionally,he serves as editor of the tri-yearly published,Military and Strategic Affairs academic journal at INSS. Siboni is a senior expert on national security,military strategy and operations,military technology,cyber warfare,and force buildup. Siboni is an Associate Professor,working specifically in the management of Cyber Security and a part-time lecturer at the Francisco de Vitoria University in Madrid
In internet governance,network sovereignty,also called digital sovereignty or cyber sovereignty,is the effort of a governing entity,such as a state,to create boundaries on a network and then exert a form of control,often in the form of law enforcement over such boundaries.
The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) is a United States federal government agency that operates as a fusion center between intelligence agencies and the private sector for real-time use against cyber attacks. CTIIC was created in the wake of the 2014 cyber attack on Sony in combination with the need to establish a cyber integration center following blocked efforts in Congress that were stymied over liability and privacy concerns of citizens.
The Cyberspace Administration of China is the national internet regulator and censor of the People's Republic of China.
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) is part of the Cybersecurity Division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It acts to coordinate various aspects of the U.S. federal government's cybersecurity and cyberattack mitigation efforts through cooperation with civilian agencies,infrastructure operators,state and local governments,and international partners.
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) is a partnership between government,academia,and the private sector focused supporting the country's ability to address current and future cybersecurity education and workforce challenges through standards and best practices. NICE is led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace was a multistakeholder Internet governance organization,dedicated to the creation of diplomatic norms of governmental non-aggression in cyberspace. It operated for three years,from 2017 through 2019,and produced the diplomatic norm for which it was chartered and seven others.
Camille Stewart is an American technology and cybersecurity attorney,public speaker,and entrepreneur. She served as the Senior Policy advisor for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Obama administration from 2015 to 2017 under the Barack Obama administration. She also served as the Head of Product Security Strategy Google after serving as the Lead for Security Policy &Election Integrity,Google Play &Android at Google.
