Managing Cyber Attacks in International Law, Business, and Relations
In Search of Cyber Peace

This book presents a novel framework to reconceptualize internet governance and better manage cyber attacks.

Scott J. Shackelford (Author)

9781107004375, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 10 July 2014

434 pages, 14 b/w illus. 5 tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm, 0.8 kg

'Making and maintaining cyber peace is [a] compelling international challenge. This book affords a fresh and original approach to the vexed problem of dealing with cyber attacks in a world grown wary of new international treaties and with lax to non-existent enforcement mechanisms for such law as does apply. Shackelford extends the model of polycentric governance to the arena of cybersecurity, recommending that the partial vacuum of norms be filled with a wide variety of security and enforcement structures, from bilateral treaties and regional partnerships to industry and trade organizations. A must-read book for every stakeholder.' Don Howard, Director, Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values, University of Notre Dame

This book presents a framework to reconceptualize internet governance and better manage cyber attacks. It examines the potential of polycentric regulation to increase accountability through bottom-up action. It also provides a synthesis of the current state of cybersecurity research, bringing features of cyber attacks to light and comparing and contrasting the threat to all relevant stakeholders. Throughout the book, cybersecurity is treated holistically, covering issues in law, science, economics and politics. This interdisciplinary approach is an exemplar of how strategies from different disciplines as well as the private and public sectors may cross-pollinate to enhance cybersecurity. Case studies and examples illustrate what is at stake and identify best practices. The book discusses technical issues of Internet governance and cybersecurity while presenting the material in an informal, straightforward manner. The book is designed to inform readers about the interplay of Internet governance and cybersecurity and the potential of polycentric regulation to help foster cyber peace.

Part I. Foundations of Polycentric Regulation in Cyberspace: 1. Defining the cyber threat in Internet governance
2. Who controls cyberspace? Analyzing cyberspace through polycentric governance
Part II. Managing Vulnerabilities: 3. Hacking the planet, the Dalai Lama, and you: managing technical vulnerabilities in the Internet
4. The new cyberwarfare: securing critical national infrastructure in the digital age
5. Risky business: enhancing private sector cybersecurity through the competitive market
Part III. The Law, Politics, and Promise of Cyber Peace: 6. The law of cyber war and peace
7. Cyber peace.

Subject Areas: IT & Communications law [LNQ], E-commerce law [LNCB2], International organisations & institutions [LBBU], International relations [JPS]