Essay on Cybersecurity

The book outlines the authors view on why cybersecurity, as well as cyberwar, is significant in our lives today. The book explains why the cyber area has emerged to be one of the greatest areas of threat in the modern world. The authors of this book have raised a very crucial point saying that these features of cyber stuff pose the greatest risks although our perception, as well as response to cybersecurity risks, might even be more significant to our future, unlike to the internet as a whole. As a result of massive threats that cybersecurity and cyberwar has brought, the authors of this book have indicated that various government around the world such as US, China and Russia have invested heavily in financial and human resources in this area through creation of government The author of this book summarizes that private sectors in the US have not been keen or in a situation to rush to provide protection involving their computers, as well as networks from criminals who engage in cyberattacks, as well as foreign agents.

Despite the rising cases of cyber attacks in the recent times, as well as threats of hacking which has resulted to substantial loss of important trade secrets, as well as other important information, the private has been reluctant to respond to these threats of cyber attacks. As a result of many governments concentrating in the militarization of cybersecurity, numerous wrong policy results have been introduced. The author of this book indicates that the function of military involving cybersecurity should be regulated and requires careful consideration. As a result of advancement in the development of cyber attacks and threats, the government should invest heavily in personnel and experts that deal with cybersecurity rather than giving this enormous responsibility to the military. This is because the military might take this opportunity to cause terror, global tension, as well as insecurity.