Cybersecurity in the U.S.: challenges and policy implication

I have been reading and thinking about this topic, which poses a real threat to the national and economic securities of this country.

The threat itself is not so imminent.  But what is worrisome is the magnitude of such a threat if it materializes.  The potential danger for the U.S. is its inability to identify effective plans required to combat cyberthreats.  Technical means are less of a concern in this regard.  But the bureaucratic inertia is.

Another issue is global agreement on the boundaries of information- and technology-sharing efforts by the participating countries to tackle cyberterrorism.

There are host of other issues.  And they need to be scrutinized before a smart malware like Stuxnet cripples our infrastructure.

The following is an article by Ilan Berman on this topic which appreared in Forbes.com blog.

http://blogs.forbes.com/ilanberman/2010/10/11/adrift-in-cyberspace/?boxes=Homepagechannels