Exploring Cyber Security Policy Options in Australia
Abstract
Today's cyber environment presents unlimited opportunities for innovation, interaction, commerce, and creativity, but these benefits bring serious security challenges for governments, private organisations, and individual users. The cyber domain has evolved so swiftly that legal, economic, and societal mechanisms for maintaining security have struggled to keep up. Satisfactory solutions that balance the priorities of stakeholders will require building partnerships among public and private organisations, establishing mechanisms and incentives to foster routine information sharing and collective defence, and educating users about their role in thwarting increasingly sophisticated attacks. The goal of this project was to develop an initial framework for cyber security that considers the roles of a range of stakeholders and how their concerns relate to each other. In support of this objective, the RAND Corporation developed and conducted a cyber securityfocused 360 degree exercise in Washington, D.C., California's Silicon Valley, and Canberra, Australia, with participants from government agencies, the technology sector, advocacy organisations, and academic institutions. The games' objective was to foster improved understanding of the positions of other cyber security stakeholders and to illuminate areas of agreement and disagreement. The outcomes are intended to support debate and decision-making on future cybersecurity policies and practices. The exercise in Canberra was developed by the RAND Corporation and planned and facilitated jointly with the National Security College at Australian National University (ANU) and RAND Australia. This research was funded by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as part of its Cyber Initiative, which seeks to address a broad range of topics that affect the security, stability, and resilience of a free and open Internet and connected devices.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1085732
Entities
People
- Cortney Weinbaum
- David Shlapak
- Don A. Snyder
- Emma Westerman
- Igor Mikolic-torreira
- Jenny Oberholtzer
- Megan Bishop
- Michelle A. Price
- Sarah Harting
- Sina Beaghley
- Stacie Pettyjohn
Organizations
- RAND Corporation