Using Clarke’s The Fifth Domain and his argument that our current Cybersecurity protection programs are inadequate, outline the “Seven Steps for Stability” he recommends to improve America’s CI security, and provide your personal assessment and analysis of his recommendations.
Discuss the unique cybersecurity issues as applicable to the telecommunications CI. Specifically discuss the respective potential vulnerabilities and concerns, impact on other CIs, current government/industry activities, and present your recommendations regarding the future security of telecommunications.
Discuss the “Schengen Accord” as a concept for the Internet. Include the possibility of international laws, treaties, criminal charges, enforcement, and other elements that would ensure compliance such as is used for the International Nuclear Non-Proliferation programs. Is this concept even a possibility? Explain.
Provide your view of the state of our national Cybersecurity Critical Infrastructures, the actors, the status of private industry and protection of CI, the government’s process of managing and adapting to the CI threat, and the overall risks to the nation from this threat. RECOMMENDATION: Bring together all of the data, facts, concepts, and ideas of this course and apply your own perspectives to your answer.