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Integrating Federal Approaches to Post-Cyber Incident Mitigation

  • Austen D. Givens EMAIL logo and Nathan E. Busch
Published/Copyright: July 31, 2013
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
From the journal Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Volume 10 Issue 1

Abstract

This article argues that the federal government lacks a cohesive approach to post-cyber incident mitigation – that is, the closing of vulnerabilities that become apparent during and after a cyber incident. To begin addressing this gap in cybersecurity capabilities, greater legal, cultural, and technological integration among the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, and US Intelligence Community would be helpful in achieving a more unified strategy in post-cyber incident mitigation.

Keywords: cybersecurity; defense; homeland security; mitigation; public policy
Corresponding author: Austen D. Givens, King’s College London, London, UK, e-mail:
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    Although unnamed sources claimed that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement networks were affected by the virus, the agency officially denied that its networks had been impacted.

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    Perhaps anticipating the need for excellent interagency cooperation, this memorandum addresses fundamental principles of communication, for cybersecurity between DOD and DHS.

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    We acknowledge that there are certain details about federal cybersecurity activities that remain classified, and therefore may exist outside the public domain. This article is based entirely on unclassified, open source material.

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    This GAO reports underlines the need for more clearly defined cybersecurity requirements across DOD.

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    The two primary DOD entities involved in cybersecurity operations are US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and the National Security Agency (NSA). The Director of the NSA is dual-hatted as commander of USCYBERCOM. The two organizations work closely together, but there are clear dividing lines between their areas of responsibility and those of DHS.

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    Open source cybersecurity strategy documents for the CIA or FBI do not appear to be available.

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    Toomer provides an excellent discussion of the armed forces’ supporting role in the War on Drugs and managing the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Fischer draws an analogy between these real-worlds events and those occurring in the cyber arena.

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    There has been vigorous debate about whether DOD involvement in offensive cyber operations should legally be considered covert action.

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    While beyond the scope of this article, the lowering of the information sharing “wall” remains controversial. The USA PATRIOT Act, a landmark law that helped to advance this idea, remains a particular point of contention among civil libertarians and privacy advocates.

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    The authors thank an anonymous reviewer for this suggestion.

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    The Strategy underlines the importance of international partnerships in the development of cyberspace, which suggests that an expanded global role for DHS role would be consistent with the EOP’s thinking.

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    We are careful here to distinguish between monitoring and regulation. The former (which we favor) involves passive collection and analysis of information. The latter involves actively controlling individual or organizational access to Internet resources, with or without legal justification.

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jhsem-2012-0001
Keywords for this article
cybersecurity; defense; homeland security; mitigation; public policy

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  2. Masthead
  3. Research Articles
  4. Integrating Federal Approaches to Post-Cyber Incident Mitigation
  5. Cybersecurity and US Legislative Efforts to address Cybercrime
  6. The Military’s Response to Domestic CBRNE Incidents
  7. Building Public Health Preparedness and Food and Agriculture Defense Capabilities Using Whole Community and One Health Concepts
  8. Situated Response and Learning of Distributed Bushfire Coordinating Teams
  9. A Critical Examination of the Assumptions Regarding Centralized Coordination in Large-Scale Emergency Situations
  10. “Of Gods and Men”: Selected Print Media Coverage of Natural Disasters and Industrial Failures in Three Westminster Countries
  11. Spontaneous Planning after the San Bruno Gas Pipeline Explosion: A Case Study of Anticipation and Improvisation during Response and Recovery Operations
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  14. Texas takes on the TSA: The Constitutional Fight over Airport Security
  15. The Gulf Oil Spill and Economic Impacts: Extending the National Interstate Economic Model (NIEMO) to Account for Induced Impacts
  16. The Economic Value of Water: Providing Confidence and Context to FEMA’s Methodology
  17. Diffusion of Emergency Information during a Crisis within a University
  18. Resilience Building Policies and their Influence in Crisis Prevention, Absorption and Recovery
  19. Communication and News
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  21. Regional Public-Private Interoperable Communications for Catastrophic Events Using a Cloud Computing Based Portal
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  23. Finding the New High Ground in Cyber War: Malware as an Instrument of War
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  25. Cybersecurity and Emergency Management: Encryption and the Inability to Communicate
  26. Assessing the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards after 5 Years: Achievements, Challenges, and Risks Ahead
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