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Excessive dependence on cyberspace a liability on society
Excessive dependence on cyberspace a liability on society
By Melissa Chua | Sep 29, 2011
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PrintCyber warfare has emerged as the new domain for international conflicts, and cooperation between the public and private sectors are crucial to ensuring society’s safety, said the director general for the foreign affairs and intelligence department at Japan’s National Police Agency, Shigeru Kitamura.
The proliferation of information technology, coupled with the increasing levels of Internet connectivity across the world has led to the birth of cyber weapons for this new form of warfare, said Kitamura, warning that leakage of confidential info, such as the recent WikiLeaks incident could cause serious damage to both corporate sectors and national interest.
An ideal platform for information sharing, complete with deterrence measures and contingency plans in case of an emergency is highly important in ensuring cyber safety, said Kitamura, who called for a platform that validated cooperation between security vendors, users, regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies.
A common agency could act in the interest of cyber security by facilitating information exchange and implementing joint contingency plans in the event of a breach. According to Kitamura, critical public infrastructure services such as power and utilities could be more resilient if such a agency was established.
There are however, challenges to be overcome before a common platform can be established, said Kitamura, who added the prospect of having to make additional investments could deter enterprises.
Private sector companies would also need to be assured of strict confidentiality from other platform members in the event of a breach, as enterprises would lose credibility if such information was made public, and measures of confidentiality had to first be achieved in the public sector, said Kitamura.
The extent of cooperation between the public and private sector was also closely related to the level of regulation the government imposed on the private sector, and how much the concept of free speech was valued in a particular country.
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