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An integrated complex adaptive governmental policy response to cyberthreats

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  • Tony Porter
  • Netina Tan

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This article analyzes the policy options available to governments for addressing the very costly economic impacts of cybersecurity threats. It contributes to complexity thinking in public policy. Complexity involves self-organization, emergence, feedback loops, and adaptation. We show that these are present with cyberthreats. In contrast to plans that involve a series of linear steps to a specific outcome, complexity thinking recommends adaptive design, which creates processes that involve coordinated decentralized capacity for experimentation and resilience. These are illustrated with an examination of the 2007 nation-wide cyberattack on Estonia and the lessons learned from this attack.

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  • Tony Porter & Netina Tan, 2023. "An integrated complex adaptive governmental policy response to cyberthreats," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(3), pages 283-297, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jpolrf:v:26:y:2023:i:3:p:283-297
    DOI: 10.1080/17487870.2022.2125390
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