Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons
Individuals increasingly rely upon the internet for basic economic interaction. Current cyber security mechanisms are unable to stop adversaries and hackers from gaining access to sensitive information stored on government, business, and public computers. Experts propose implementing attribution and...
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| description | Individuals increasingly rely upon the internet for basic economic interaction. Current cyber security mechanisms are unable to stop adversaries and hackers from gaining access to sensitive information stored on government, business, and public computers. Experts propose implementing attribution and audit frameworks in cyberspace to deter, prevent, and prosecute cyber criminals and attackers. However, this method faces significant policy and resource constraints. Social science research, specifically in law and economics, concerning common-pool resources suggests an organic approach to cyber security may yield an appropriate solution. This cyber commons method involves treating the internet as a commons and encouraging individuals and institutions to voluntarily implement innovative and adaptive monitoring mechanisms. Such mechanisms are already in use and in many cases have proven more effective than attribution mechanisms in resisting and tracing the source of cyber attacks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8644f6fb1b1e458098e98fb6a786e80a2022-12-22T00:59:42ZengUtrecht University Library Open Access Journals (Publishing Services)International Journal of the Commons1875-02812013-02-01719211210.18352/ijc.343173Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commonsGary Shiffman0Ravi Gupta1Georgetown Universityenkidu7, LLC Georgetown UniversityIndividuals increasingly rely upon the internet for basic economic interaction. Current cyber security mechanisms are unable to stop adversaries and hackers from gaining access to sensitive information stored on government, business, and public computers. Experts propose implementing attribution and audit frameworks in cyberspace to deter, prevent, and prosecute cyber criminals and attackers. However, this method faces significant policy and resource constraints. Social science research, specifically in law and economics, concerning common-pool resources suggests an organic approach to cyber security may yield an appropriate solution. This cyber commons method involves treating the internet as a commons and encouraging individuals and institutions to voluntarily implement innovative and adaptive monitoring mechanisms. Such mechanisms are already in use and in many cases have proven more effective than attribution mechanisms in resisting and tracing the source of cyber attacks.https://www.thecommonsjournal.org/articles/343commonscyber security |
| spellingShingle | Gary Shiffman Ravi Gupta Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons International Journal of the Commons commons cyber security |
| title | Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons |
| title_full | Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons |
| title_fullStr | Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons |
| title_short | Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons |
| title_sort | crowdsourcing cyber security a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons |
| topic | commons cyber security |
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