27 October 2017

The Global Fight Against Cyber Attacks

CATHERINE LOTRIONTE

One of the fundamental issues for geopolitical leaders is to determine when existing international institutions no longer meet present needs and new institutions and methods of operation are required. Such an issue now faces the cyber realm.

The internet is structurally and operationally international, and as the internet, the cloud, and all forms of the digital economy and digital society develop, cross-border cybersecurity becomes increasingly crucial. Already, the critical infrastructures of telecommunications, the electric grid, and finance are cyber dependent, and the Internet of Things – where virtually all devices from homes to medical devices to self-driving cars are cyber-controlled – is increasingly upon us. The scope of the cross-border challenges is substantial, including:

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