This book explores the extraordinary difficulties a nation-state's
law enforcement and military face in attempting to prevent
cyber-attacks. In the wake of recent assaults including the denial
of service attack on Estonia in 2007 and the widespread use of the
Zeus Trojan Horse software, Susan W. Brenner explores how
traditional categories and procedures inherent in law enforcement
and military agencies can obstruct efforts to respond to
cyberthreats. Brenner argues that the use of a territorially-based
system of sovereignty to combat cyberthreats is ineffective, as
cyberspace erodes the import of territory. This problem is
compounded by the nature of cybercrime as a continually evolving
phenomenon driven by rapid and complex technological change.
Following an evaluation of the efficacy of the nation-state, the
book goes on to explore how individuals and corporations could be
integrated into a more decentralized, distributed system of
cyberthreat control. Looking at initiatives in Estonia and Sweden
which have attempted to incorporate civilians into their
cyber-response efforts, Brenner suggests that civilian involvement
may mediate the rigid hierarchies that exist among formal agencies
and increase the flexibility of any response. This book will be of
great interest to students and researchers of information
technological law and security studies.
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