Critical information infrastructure protection and the law : an overview of key issues / Committee on Critical Information Infrastructure and the Law, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council of the National Academies ; Stewart D. Personick and Cynthia A. Patterson, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Personick, Stewart D.

Patterson, Cynthia A.

National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection and the Law., Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Confidential communications--United States.

Confidential communications.

Computer security--United States.

Computer security.

Computers--Access control--United States.

Computers.

Privacy, Right of--United States.

Privacy, Right of.

Physical Description:

xvi, 102 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All critical infrastructures are increasingly dependent on the information infrastructure for information management, communications, and control functions. Protection of the critical information infrastructure (CIIP), therefore, is of prime concern. To help with this step, the National Academy of Engineering asked the NRC to assess the various legal issues associated with CIIP. These issues include incentives and disincentives for information sharing between the public and private sectors, and the role of FOIA and antitrust laws as a barrier or facilitator to progress. The report also provides a preliminary analysis of the role of criminal law, liability law, and the establishment of best practices, in encouraging various stakeholders to secure their computer systems and networks.

Contents:

1. Introduction and context (Rise of CIP as a policy issue)

2. Increasing the flow of information (Information sharing framework, (Perceived) Barriers to information sharing, Concluding observations)

3. Liability for unsecured systems and networks (Criminal law, Civil liability, Regulation)

4. Moving forward (Motivating the private sector, Security and privacy tensions, A Trust network)

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179985

9780309168083

0309168082

9781280179983

1280179988

9780309513845

0309513847

OCLC:

923259201