Absence of
Appropriate Organizational Structures
The absence of institutional structures to deal with incidents (such as virus
and network attacks resulting in fraud, the destruction of information and/or
the dissemination of inappropriate content) is also a genuine problem in
responding to cyberattacks.
While some countries and regions have set up agencies dealing with watch and
warning systems and incident response, and have put in place the organizational
structures for coordinating responses to cyberattacks, much more still needs to
be done. When a cyberattack occurs in one country, its devastating effects can
reach victims in connected countries in a matter of minutes. The free flow of
information, collaboration and cooperation between national organizational
structures are vital to deal effectively with and respond to such incidents.
Another area where is it necessary to establish organizational structures and
appropriate policies is in the domain of generic identity certificates (digital
certification). User authentification has long been recognized as a vital
strategy in combating cyberthreats (identity theft, phishing and other forms of
online fraud). Strong authentication is a key component for building confidence
and security in the information society. While some countries have established
the organizational structures and infrastructure needed to provide generic
identity certificates to citizens, such structures have yet to be established in
other countries. A global framework is needed to enable government-run national
generic identity certificates to be recognized globally across geographical
boundaries. Efforts have been made to bring together some of these
organizational structures, mostly at the national and regional levels, in order
to facilitate communication, information exchange and the recognition of digital
credentials across different jurisdictions. However, these efforts are currently
insufficient, because such problems are not limited to any single region or
sub-region. Efforts to establish appropriate national organizational structures
and link them together through international cooperation are indispensable in
providing global solutions to these global challenges.
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