DANA CRAMER

Cybersecurity as the Future of the Internet: A Systems Thinking Analysis to Achieve a Secure Internet

Emerging and evolving technologies put pressure on governmental regulators to safeguard cybersecurity. Where cybersecurity breaches involve the theft and/or release of personal data for potentially nefarious purposes, privacy policies offer a means of mitigating the amount of data collected and held that could be at risk in a breach. Policymakers have various regulatory options at their disposal such as privacy regulations, international and national alliances and forums, and cybersecurity by design and by default guidelines. This paper draws on primary and secondary documents and articles and uses a systems mapping approach to identify the complexity of cybersecurity and data security to ensure a robust security environment amongst countries.