Analysis of Cybersecurity as a Public Good: US Government Implications: Introduction

This is the introduction to the individual assignment paper I wrote last week. The publishing of this paper will take all week.

The United States’ use of the Internet is full of security holes and those holes are leaking customer personal data and corporate intellectual property. Not immune to this situation are components of backbone networks and utility systems regularly grouped as critical infrastructure. I will explore why or why not the federal government should put its weight into the private industries action on these fronts.

Analysis of Cybersecurity as a Public Good: US Government Implications
Introduction
Workstation Cybersecurity a Public Good?
Data Security a Public Good?
Government as Trustee
Implementation Reliance back with Industry
Conclusions