The US has made a dent in Russian cyber criminal gangs. But tensions with Russia and the shadowy nature of hacking keep the threat level high.
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An increasing number of cyberattacks threaten critical infrastructures. These attacks exploit weaknesses in outdated and insecure systems.
Proposals for new oil and gas pipelines can generate intense debate today, but during World War II the US built an oil pipeline more than 1,300 miles long in less than a year.
Co-ordinated cyberattacks can create massive disruptions to infrastructure and supply chains. New treaties are needed to prevent cyberwarfare, but it’s challenging to predict technological advances.
At this month’s summit, US President Joe Biden warned his counterpart Vladimir Putin of reprisals against ‘persistent malicious cyber-attacks’. But it will take more than posturing to end the stand-off.
The amount of online data and transactions are growing exponentially. Related is the increasing possibility of cyberattacks — one way to address these is by regulating parts of the internet.
The FBI and Treasury Department frown on the idea of paying off cyber attackers. But there is sufficient ethical and legal gray areas to make it a real moral quandary for business leaders.
Fragmented authority for national cyber defense and the vulnerabilities of private companies that control software and infrastructure stack the deck against US cybersecurity.
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Professor of Humanities and Chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, University of Virginia
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Professor, Management Information Systems, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor, Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University
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Research Affiliate at the Ostrom Workshop for Cybersecurity and Internet Governance, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School
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Adjunct Instructor in Cybersecurity, Johns Hopkins University
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Professor, Engineering, University of Regina
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Academic Director of the David and Sharon Johnston Centre for Corporate Governance Innovation, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University