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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960896803321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

9786610179985

9780309168083

0309168082

9781280179983

1280179988

9780309513845

0309513847

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 102 p

Altri autori (Persone)

PersonickStewart D

PattersonCynthia A

Soggetti

Confidential communications - United States

Computer security - United States

Computers - Access control - United States

Privacy, Right of - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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)

Sommario/riassunto

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.