Barriers to Cyber Information Sharing

Abstract

As our reliance on the Internet grows, our interconnected networks become more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Cyberattacks and other cyber threats can cause disastrous results, especially if a coordinated targeted attack hits multiple networks at the same time. For this reason, cyber information-sharing among public and private organizations becomes necessary and important to defend our networks. Many cyber threats are difficult to detect and identify by a single organization. Information sharing can help detect these potential risks, prevent cyberattacks, and facilitate incident response to better defend networks. Although the public and private sectors have begun to share cybersecurity information, there are still many barriers that stop agencies from sharing more. This research identifies and reviews what the barriers are to sharing cyber information and possible ways that the barriers can be overcome.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA620832

Entities

People

  • Deanne I. Harwood

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Security Techniques
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Cyber Protection
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Data Analysis
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Science
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • National Security

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber