Dickinson Law Library: Cybersecurity Law: Quick Start

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This research guide is not intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all resources that are available with respect to issues related to cybersecurity, cybercrime and data privacy. Rather, this guide is intended to serve as a starting point for your research on these issues. This guide includes secondary and primary legal sources at the federal and state level, as well as non-legal resources published by academic institutions and advocacy organizations. Because issues related to cybercrime, cybersecurity and data privacy are also of international concern, this guide includes links to material published by international and non-governmental institutions.

What are cybersecurity, cybercrime and data privacy?

Cybersecurity is the protection of electronic data and systems from attack, loss or other compromise. Electronic data and systems include governmental records, as well as investor and private firm information, and the hardware and software systems used to generate and maintain that data.
Cybercrime is criminal activity involving computers or the Internet.
Data privacy or information privacy refers to the privacy of information stored on computer systems.

A note about terminology: One thing that cybercrime, cybersecurity and data privacy have in common is they all involve computers. This research guide will primarily use the terms cybercrime, cybersecurity and data privacy. However, cybercrime could also be referred to as computer crime and internet crime, for example. Keep this in mind and vary your search terms while doing research on these topics.

General Resources

Below is a list of selected titles that are available within the Law Library's collection.

Information Technology Protection and Homeland Security by Frank R. Spellman
Call Number: HV6773.15.C97S64 2019

ISBN: 9781641433242

Publication Date: May 2019

As part of the highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Information Technology Protection and Homeland Security is an eye-opening account of a diverse and complex sector. This book describes the processes needed to identify assets, assess risk, implement protective programs and resilience strategies, and measure their effectiveness. While the IT sector can never be made immune to all possible intrusions or hacks, a concerted, well thought out effort to incorporate security upgrades along with careful planning for facilities can help minimize attacks. While working through the text systematically, the reader will gain an understanding of the need for a heightened sense of awareness of the present threat facing the IT sector, as well as gain knowledge of security principles and measures that can be implemented, adding a critical component to not only the reader's professional knowledge but also providing them the tools needed to combat terrorism.
Data Protection and Privacy: (In)visibilities and Infrastructures by Ronald Leenes; Serge Gutwirth; Paul De Hert; Rosamunde van Brakel (Editors)
Call Number: K3264.C65C65 2017

ISBN: 9783319507958

Publication Date: Feb 2017

This book features peer reviewed contributions from across the disciplines on themes relating to protection of data and to privacy protection. The authors explore fundamental and legal questions, investigate case studies and consider concepts and tools such as privacy by design, the risks of surveillance and fostering trust. Readers may trace both technological and legal evolution as chapters examine current developments in ICT such as cloud computing and the Internet of Things. Written during the process of the fundamental revision of revision of EU data protection law (the 1995 Data Protection Directive), this volume is highly topical.
Privacy As Virtue : Moving Beyond the Individual in the Age of Big Data by Bart van der Sloot
Call Number: K3264.C65S56 2017

ISBN: 9781780685052

Publication Date: July 2017

Privacy as Virtue discusses whether a rights-based approach to privacy regulation still suffices to address the challenges triggered by new data processing techniques, such as Big Data and mass surveillance. A rights-based approach generally grants subjective rights to individuals to protect their personal interests. However, large-scale data processing techniques often transcend the individual and their interests. Virtue ethics is used to reflect on this problem and open up new ways of thinking. A virtuous agent not only respects the rights and interests of others, but also has a broader duty to act in the most careful, just, and temperate way. This applies to citizens, to companies such as Apple, Google, and Facebook, and to governmental organizations that are involved with large scale data processing. The author develops a three-layered model for privacy regulation in the Big Data era. The first layer consists of minimum obligations that are independent of individual interests and rights. Virtuous agents have to respect the procedural pre-conditions for the exercise of power. The second layer echoes the current paradigm, the respect for individual rights and interests. While the third layer is the obligation of aspiration: a virtuous agent designs the data process in such a way that human flourishing, equality, and individual freedom are promoted.
The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook : A Resource for Attorneys, Law Firms, and Business Professionals, 2d Ed. by Jill D. Rhodes; Robert S. Litt (Editors)
Call Number: KF318.A7518 2018

ISBN: 9781634259798

Publication Date: Oct 2017

The ABA Cybersecurity Handbook, 2d edition, expands on the issues raised in the first edition, including legal and ethical requirements, while highlighting and addressing the extensive challenges within the changing landscape. With new perspectives and information, including chapters on technology and training, this edition will help readers identify potential cybersecurity risks and determine methods to address them.
Law Firm Cybersecurity by Daniel B. Garrie; Bill Spernow
Call Number: KF318.G37 2017

ISBN: 9781634257008

Publication Date: Feb 2017

Law firms can mitigate the risk of a data breach through a variety of means, including: investing in cybersecurity tools, hiring internal and external cyber resources to augment the firm’s current information security practices, and arguably most importantly changing the firm’s culture to be more security conscious. No one size fits all solution exists for dealing with cyber threats, but with proper focus and resources, a firm can consider its unique factors and develop an information security posture that addresses its most compelling concerns.
Cybersecurity for the Home and Office : The Lawyer's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Own Information Security by John Bandler
Call Number: KF390.5.C6B34 2017

ISBN: 9781634259071

Publication Date: July 2017

Cybersecurity for the Home and Office is a call to action. Readers of this book will grow to appreciate that personal data protection needs to become a priority in our lives, and effective information security for our personal information requires that we make good choices to secure our devices.
Beyond Snowden : Privacy, Mass Surveillance, and the Struggle to Reform the NSA by Timothy H. Edgar
Call Number: KF1262.E34 2017

ISBN: 9780815730637

Publication Date: Jun 2017

Timothy Edgar, a long-time civil liberties activist who worked inside the intelligence community for six years during the Bush and Obama administrations, believes that the NSA's programs are a profound threat to the privacy of everyone in the world. At the same time, he argues that mass surveillance programs can be made consistent with democratic values, if we make the hard choices needed to bring transparency, accountability, privacy, and human rights protections into complex programs of intelligence collection. In the 21st century, the only way to protect our privacy as Americans is to do a better job of protecting everyone's privacy. Edgar explains both why and how we can do this, without sacrificing the vital intelligence capabilities we need to keep ourselves and our allies safe. If we do, we set a positive example for other nations that must confront challenges like terrorism while preserving human rights. The United States already leads the world in mass surveillance. It can lead the world in mass surveillance reform.
Privacy's Blueprint : The Battle to Control the Design of New Technologies by Woodrow Hartzog
Call Number: KF1262.H37 2018

ISBN: 9780674976009

Publication Date: Apr 2018

In Privacy's Blueprint, Woodrow Hartzog argues that the law should require software and hardware makers to respect privacy in the design of their products. Current legal doctrine treats technology as though it were value-neutral: only the user decides whether it functions for good or ill. But this is not so. As Hartzog explains, popular digital tools are designed to expose people and manipulate users into disclosing personal information. Against the often self-serving optimism of Silicon Valley and the inertia of tech evangelism, Hartzog contends that privacy gains will come from better rules for products, not users. The current model of regulating use fosters exploitation. Privacy's Blueprint aims to correct this by developing the theoretical underpinnings of a new kind of privacy law responsive to the way people actually perceive and use digital technologies.
Information Privacy Law Sourcebook by American Bar Association
Call Number: KF1263.C65A3 2014 v.1-3

ISBN: 9781627224253

Publication Date: January 2014

This 3-volume set is your complete collection of the federal acts governing U.S. information privacy law, covering areas like data protection, computer security, and disclosure of information.
Guide to Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&A Transactions by Thomas J. Smedinghoff, Roland L. Trope (Editors)
Call Number: KF1263.C65G84 2017

ISBN: 9781634258944

Publication Date: July 2017

This comprehensive and valuable guide is designed to assist companies and their counsel in assessing the risk of being hacked from anywhere in the world. Beginning with an introduction to the importance of cybersecurity due diligence, the Guide explains to M&A counsel and their clients the key requirements of the cybersecurity due diligence process that should be part of every M&A transaction.
Cybersecurity Law by Jeff Kosseff
Call Number: KF1263.C65K67 2017

ISBN: 9781119231509

Publication Date: Mar 2017

Expanding on the author's experience as a cybersecurity lawyer and law professor, Cybersecurity Law is the definitive guide to cybersecurity law, with an in-depth analysis of U.S. and international laws that apply to data security, data breaches, sensitive information safeguarding, law enforcement surveillance, cybercriminal combat, privacy, and many other cybersecurity issues. The book begins by outlining the legal requirements for data security, which synthesizes the Federal Trade Commission's cybersecurity cases in order to provide the background of the FTC's views on data security. The book also examines data security requirements imposed by a growing number of state legislatures and private litigation arising from data breaches. Anti-hacking laws, such as the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Economic Espionage Act, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and how companies are able to fight cybercriminals while ensuring compliance with the U.S. Constitution and statutes are discussed thoroughly.
U.S. Private-Sector Privacy : Law and Practice for Information Privacy Professionals, 2d ed. by Peter Swire; DeBrae Kennedy-Mayo
Call Number: KF1263.C65S93 2018

ISBN: 9780998322360

Publication Date: Mar 2018

U.S. Private-Sector Privacy: Law and Practice for Information Privacy Professionals is an indispensable resource for those working in the constantly changing privacy landscape. Peter Swire and DeBrae Kennedy-Mayo provide thoughtful analysis of U.S. laws and regulations and the technological and social developments that influence them. Covering the medical, financial, educational, telecommunications and marketing sectors, as well as enforcement, data breach and incident management, online activities, and privacy issues in investigations and litigation, this book is a comprehensive resource encompassing the essentials of privacy practice.
Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook by Lisa J. Sotto
Call Number: KF1263.C65S673

ISBN: 9781454872597

Publication Date: 2019

An essential compliance tool for every privacy officer and attorney involved in managing privacy and data security issues, Privacy and Cybersecurity Law Deskbook provides the thorough, practical, sector-specific guidance that helps you meet today's challenges and minimize the risk of data breaches that can damage a company's reputation. Written by one of the world's foremost legal practitioners in the field, this resource (formerly titled Privacy and Data Law Deskbook) in its current edition includes: updates to various global privacy laws, including new information about breach notification and data localization requirements; recent SEC guidance on public companies’ cybersecurity disclosure and compliance obligations; the groundbreaking EU General Data Protection Regulation, and more.
The Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance Law by David Gray; Stephen E. Henderson (Editors)
Call Number: KF5399.C36 2017

ISBN: 9781107137943

Publication Date: Oct 2017

Surveillance presents a conundrum: how to ensure safety, stability, and efficiency while respecting privacy and individual liberty. From police officers to corporations to intelligence agencies, surveillance law is tasked with striking this difficult and delicate balance. That challenge is compounded by ever-changing technologies and evolving social norms. Following the revelations of Edward Snowden and a host of private-sector controversies, there is intense interest among policymakers, business leaders, attorneys, academics, students, and the public regarding legal, technological, and policy issues relating to surveillance. This handbook documents and organizes these conversations, bringing together some of the most thoughtful and impactful contributors to contemporary surveillance debates, policies, and practices. Its pages explore surveillance techniques and technologies; their value for law enforcement, national security, and private enterprise; their impacts on citizens and communities; and the many ways societies do - and should - regulate surveillance.
Data Protection and Privacy : The Age of Intelligent Machines by Ronald Leenes; Rosamunde van Brakel; Serge Gutwirth; Paul De Hert (Editors)
Call Number: KJE6071.A8C66 2017

ISBN: 9781509919345

Publication Date: Feb 2017

The subjects of Privacy and Data Protection are more relevant than ever with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becoming enforceable in May 2018. This volume brings together papers that offer conceptual analyses, highlight issues, propose solutions, and discuss practices regarding privacy and data protection. It is one of the results of the tenth annual International Conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection, CPDP 2017, held in Brussels in January 2017.
The EU GDPR General Data Protection Regulation : Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions by David Zetoony
Call Number: KJE6071.A432016Z48 2018

ISBN: 9781641052337

Publication Date: Aug 2018

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides straight-forward and practical answers to core questions that are raised by most attorneys and privacy professionals that grapple with the GDPR, which is a comprehensive European data privacy regulation that applies to US companies that offer services to Europeans. United States companies and US-based legal practitioners are particularly concerned with the GDPR because of its draconian penalties which are up to 4% of gross revenue. Although the regulation has similarities to facets of United States data privacy and security laws, US legal practitioners often find it confusing and inaccessible.
Cyber Attacks and International Law on the Use of Force by Samuli Haataja
Call Number: KZ6718.H33 2019

ISBN: 9781138482708

Publication Date: Dec 2018

Examining the thematic intersection of law, technology and violence, this book explores cyber attacks against states and current international law on the use of force. The theory of information ethics is used to critique the law's conception of violence and to develop an informational approach as an alternative way to think about cyber attacks. Cyber attacks against states constitute a new form of violence in the information age, and international law on the use of force is limited in its capacity to regulate them. This book draws on Luciano Floridi's theory of information ethics to critique the narrow conception of violence embodied in the law and to develop an alternative way to think about cyber attacks, violence, and the state. The author uses three case studies - the 2007 cyber attacks against Estonia, the Stuxnet incident involving Iran that was discovered in 2010, and the cyber attacks used as part of the Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election - to demonstrate that an informational approach offers a means to reimagine the state as an entity and cyber attacks as a form of violence against it.
Communications Sector Protection and Homeland Security by Frank R. Spellman
Call Number: TK102.85.S64 2018

ISBN: 9781641433099

Publication Date: Nov 2018

Communications Sector Protection and Homeland Security is an eye-opening account and an important reference source of a complex sector. Communications systems are the backbone for much of the critical infrastructure within the United States and many of the other infrastructure components are completely dependent on them to perform their missions. They serve part in parcel with other key national security and emergency preparedness resources. This book examines the importance that communication sector has for national security policy and issues of homeland security.
Cybersecurity and Human Rights in the Age of Cyberveillance by Roy Balleste; Joanna Kulesza (Editors)
Call Number: TK5105.59.C88 2016

ISBN: 9781442260412

Publication Date: Dec 2015

Cybersecurity and Human Rights in the Age of Cyberveillance is a collection of articles by distinguished authors from the US and Europe that presents contemporary perspectives on the limits of human rights online. By considering the latest political events and case law, including the NSA PRISM surveillance program controversy, the planned EU data protection amendments, and the latest European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence, it provides an analysis of the ongoing legal discourse on global cyberveillance.
Dawn of the Code War : America's Battle Against Russia, China, and the Rising Global Cyber Threat by John P. Carlin; Garret M. Graff
Call Number: U167.5.C92C37 2018

ISBN: 9781541773837

Publication Date: Oct 2018

With each passing year, the internet-linked attacks on America's interests have grown in both frequency and severity. Overmatched by our military, countries like North Korea, China, Iran, and Russia have found us vulnerable in cyberspace. The "Code War" is upon us. In this dramatic book, former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin takes readers to the front lines of a global but little-understood fight as the Justice Department and the FBI chase down hackers, online terrorist recruiters, and spies. Today, as our entire economy goes digital, from banking to manufacturing to transportation, the potential targets for our enemies multiply. This firsthand account is both a remarkable untold story and a warning of dangers yet to come.

Lexis

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Cyberlaw Information: Search for primary law (cases, statutes, regulations) and secondary sources (treatises, forms and checklists, news and more). Click on:

Computer and Internet Law
Data Privacy and CyberLaw
Law360 News: Cybersecurity and Privacy (On-campus access)
Mealey's Cyber Tech & E-Commerce
Mealey's Data Privacy

Treatises: The books listed below are just a sample of the many materials available on Lexis.

Arkfeld's Best Practices Guide: Information Technology Primer for Legal Professionals by Michael R. Arkfeld
Call Number: Electronic Resource

The new edition of Arkfeld's Best Practices Guide: Information Technology Primer for Legal Professionals, is a resource for understanding the "information technology infrastructure" of organizations, locating "electronically stored information" (ESI), and managing it using computer technology. This primer is intended to be used as a general reference for the identification, preservation, collection and disclosure of ESI.
Computer Law : A Guide to Cyberlaw and Data Privacy Law
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Among the features of this 6-volume treatise are its extensive coverage of US and international privacy and data protection, electronic discovery, electronic evidence, and US and international software protection.
McGrady on Social Media
Call Number: Electronic Resource

ISBN: 9780327177043

This must-have resource provides a framework to help you understand important questions in this rapidly-evolving area of law. It covers the impact of various laws on social media, such as copyright and communications, to aid the creation of social media policies.

Westlaw

Cyberlaw Information: Search for primary law (cases, statutes, regulations) and secondary sources (treatises, forms and checklists, news and more). Click on:

Treatises: The books listed below are just a sample of the many materials available on Westlaw.

Advising eBusinesses by Clifford R. Ennico
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Advising eBusinesses is a practice-tested guide examining major legal and business issues confronting online clients. Written in plain business English by an experienced online expert, this resource will help sharpen online commerce assessment skills and Internet transaction expertise. The volume includes detailed information on site contents and copyright, domain names and trademark law, privacy, advertising and marketing, unfair competition, jurisdiction, taxation, online contracts and payment, third-party liability, unfair competition, and criminal liability.
E-Commerce and Internet Law
Call Number: Electronic Resource

E-Commerce & Internet Law is a complete legal authority on e-commerce and Internet law. It covers business-to-business and business-to-customer issues, regulatory issues, and emerging trends. This 5-volume treatise contains practice tips and forms; nearly 10,000 footnotes; and references to more than 100 unpublished court decisions, many of which are not available anywhere else, and more.
Guide to Computer Law by CCH
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Guide to Computer Law is the best resource for information on traditional computer law issues. It continuously updates proposed legislation, late-breaking cases and links to other Web sites with important information such as press releases and conference notices. And the Guide offers full text laws and court decisions as well as authoritative explanations and annotations.
Information Law by Raymond T. Nimmer
Call Number: Electronic Resource

One of the most comprehensive texts in its subject area, Information Law completely analyzes the legal issues pertaining to the treatment of information assets in modern commerce. By integrating commercial and intellectual property laws, this resource answers questions about information rights, liabilities, and transactional issues.
Internet Law & Practice by Joseph B. Fazio
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Written for attorneys, business executives, and government policymakers, Internet Law and Practice offers authoritative discussion of the latest legislative and caselaw developments related to all aspects of the Internet. Topics include: Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA); online liabilities; personal jurisdiction through Internet contacts; copyright infringement online; free speech and copyright law; commercial transactions and contracts; electronic communications; public networks; torts between users; and more. This title includes tables of cases, statutes, and rules.
Law of Computer Technology by Raymond T. Nimmer
Call Number: Electronic Resource

In Law of Computer Technology, an expert provides clear, current analysis of the rights, contracts, licenses, and liabilities associated with computer technology. It is organized into three major parts: Intellectual property issues (aspects of U.S. intellectual property law, including the law of copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets); Transactional issues (computer and computer-related technology and commercial transactions, with discussion of topics ranging from contract law and antitrust to sales, licensing, and free and open source software); and, Information age issues (emerging areas of the law that are of increasing importance such as computer crime, privacy and disclosure of information, computer error and use liability, and electronic publishing). Other topics include fraud, computer-related torts, and access to information.
Wiretapping & Eavesdropping: Surveillance in the Digital Age by Anne McKenna, Clifford Fishman
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Publication Date: 2017

Wiretapping and Eavesdropping provides critical information and tactics for criminal and civil practitioners in every type of situation where internet, computer, (analog, digital and cellular) phone or other monitored and recorded evidence issues arise. Special attention is given to problems commonly arising in matrimonial, employment and other civil litigation, as well as criminal proceedings.

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E-Health, Privacy, and Security Law by ABA, BNA Books
Call Number: Electronic Resource

This treatise provides health law practitioners and digital health professionals with a full exploration of the legal, regulatory, transactional, and ethical issues at the nexus of health and information technology, including digital health, privacy, security, social media, HIPAA, HITECH, and more. It also includes guidance on maximizing technology to cut costs and improve marketing, all while staying compliant and avoiding penalties.
Privacy in Employment Law by Matthew W. Finkin
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Privacy in Employment Law offers clear guidance on the limits of employer authority in securing information about applicants and employees, disclosing such information, and controlling activities in the U.S. workplace. Its comprehensive coverage includes lists of state laws relevant to workplace privacy, including drug testing, access to personnel files, lie detection, electronic monitoring, and more, as well as selected foreign statutes and the European Union (EU) directive on privacy law.

Databases

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Cyberlaw Information: Search for primary law (cases, statutes, regulations) and secondary sources (treatises, forms and checklists, news and more).

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Treatises: The books listed below are just a sample of the many materials available on CCH Cheetah.

Financial Privacy Law Guide
Call Number: Electronic Resource

The Financial Privacy Law Guide is the complete and comprehensive resource to keep you up-to-date with the rapidly expanding area of financial privacy. Since the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, financial institutions have faced a greater challenge to comply with current state and federal privacy law guidelines. Keep current with monthly updates and twice-monthly Report Letters covering late-breaking changes to laws, regulations and issuances, including proposed and approved amendments taking effect in the future, as well as full text federal statutes and regulations you need with topically-arranged finding aids, such as tables and indices.
Guide to Computer Law by CCH
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Guide to Computer Law is the best resource for information on traditional computer law issues. It continuously updates proposed legislation, late-breaking cases and links to other Web sites with important information such as press releases and conference notices. And the Guide offers full text laws and court decisions as well as authoritative explanations and annotations.
International Encyclopedia of Laws : Cyber Law by CCH
Call Number: Electronic Resource

Electronic commerce has led to specific legal problems with regard to evidence, liability, consumer protection or payment. The convergence between broadcasting, telecommunications and digital information technology has created a new platform for public information with all the related legal issues. Practically every country in the world has issued specific legislation or developed case law in this area of cyber law. The IEL Cyber Law (or Information and Communication Technology Law) outline contains, besides a general introduction, seven main parts: Regulation of the ICT Market; Protection of Intellectual Property in the ICT Sector; ICT Contracts; Electronic Transactions; Non-Contractual Liability; Privacy Protection; and, Computer-Related Crime.

Websites

Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University
The Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University is a research center whose "mission is to explore and understand cyberspace, to study its development, dynamics, norms and standards, and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions."
Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School
"The Center for Internet and Society (CIS) is a public interest technology law and policy program at Stanford Law School and a part of Law, Science and Technology Program at Stanford Law School. CIS brings together scholars, academics, legislators, students, programmers, security researchers, and scientists to study the interaction of new technologies and the law and to examine how the synergy between the two can either promote or harm public goods like free speech, innovation, privacy, public commons, diversity, and scientific inquiry."
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
EFF is a nonprofit organization that "champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development."
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
The IAPP, a not-for-profit organization, was founded in 2000, and is the "largest and most comprehensive global information privacy community and resource." Those interested in cyberlaw may want to consider taking the IAPP course for certification as a Certified Information Privacy Professional.
Privacy International
Privacy International is an independent, non-government organization with the primary role of advocacy and support to raise awareness about the development of technologies and laws that place privacy at risk. Their webpage provides the text of agreements on data protection and privacy from a variety of countries and regions and includes summaries of activities concerning cybercrime from around the world.
National Cybersecurity Institute
The NCI at Excelsior College is an "academic and research center dedicated to assisting government, industry, military, and academic sectors meet the challenges in cybersecurity policy, technology, and education."