Why we need a Cyber Peace Institute

Why we need a Cyber Peace Institute

The more connected our world becomes, the more vigilant we

should be. We have a shared global responsibility to prevent the

Internet from becoming “weaponized” by increasing attacks by

criminal groups and state actors alike. We already have global

organizations to tackle physical emergencies and now we need new ones

to help with their counterparts in cyberspace. They should assist

those in need following a large-scale systemic cyber attacks and they

should bring the international cybersecurity community together to

prevent new attacks.

A CyberPeace Institute, an independent non-profit organization, should

be created to convene and fill three critical gaps in the current

cyber policy ecosystem: (1) investigating attacks against civilians

and civilian infrastructure that cause widespread harm and publishing

peer-reviewed analysis of such attacks; (2) assessing the harm caused

by attacks and how those attacks transgress international norms of

responsible behavior in cyberspace; and, (3) providing security tools

and assistance to affected organizations and individuals to help them

recover and be resilient. The Institute would rely on a robust array

of partnerships with leading civil society, academic, private sector,

and other interested parties to carry out its tripartite mission.

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