Cyber Security Responsibilization: an evaluation of the intervention approaches adopted by the Five Eyes Countries and China

Renaud, Karen; Orgeron, Craig; Warkentin, Merrill; French, P Edward

Title: Cyber Security Responsibilization: an evaluation of the intervention approaches adopted by the Five Eyes Countries and China
Creator: Renaud, Karen
Creator: Orgeron, Craig
Creator: Warkentin, Merrill
Creator: French, P Edward
Date Issued: 2020
Date: 2020
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149806
Identifier: vital:38885
Identifier: https://0-doi.org.wam.seals.ac.za/10.1111/puar.13210
Description: Governments can intervene to a greater or lesser extent in managing the risks that citizens face. They can adopt a maximal intervention approach (e .g. COVID‐19) or a hands‐off approach (e .g ., unemployment) , effectively “responsibilizing” their citizens. To manage the cyber risk, governments publish cyber‐related policies. This article examines the intervention stances the governments adopt in supporting individual citizens managing their personal cyber risk. The authors pinpoint the cyber‐related responsibilities that several governments espouse, applying a “responsibilization” analysis. Those applying to citizens are identified, thereby revealing the governments' cyber‐related intervention stance. The analysis reveals that most governments adopt a minimal cyber‐related intervention stance in supporting their citizens. Given the increasing number of successful cyber attacks on individuals, it seems time for the consequences of this stance to be acknowledged and reconsidered. The authors argue that governments should support individual citizens more effectively in dealing with cyber threats.
Format: 13 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Public Administration Review
Relation: Renaud, K., Orgeron, C., Warkentin, M. and French, P.E., Cyber Security Responsibilization: An Evaluation of the Intervention Approaches Adopted by the Five Eyes Countries and China. Public Administration Review.
Relation: Public Administration Review volume number June 2020 1540-6210
Rights: Publisher
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