Regulation and Information Security: Can Y2K Lessons Help Us?

  • Authors:
  • Jeffery E. Payne

  • Affiliations:
  • Cigital

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Security and Privacy
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Regulation. The mention of the word often sends shivers down the spines of business executives and IT professionals. Yet, a recent rash of crippling worms and viruses, coupled with the continued threat of a serious cyber attack on our information infrastructure, has once again elevated the notion of federally mandated security regulation to the forefront. Will regulation solve this problem?