Question

How can government justify telling private industry how to set up or recover their cybersecurity?

1. Clearly discuss compelling sociopolitical reasons, motivations, or arguments for or against government involvement.

2. Clearly examine methods of government intervention. That is, what authorities (such as laws, regulations and rules) give the executive or legislative government the right to regulate private industry?

3. Explain real-world examples that help support your discussion.Clearly discuss the impacts or effects, if any, on national security because of government regulation required to be implemented by privateindustry.

4. Clearly examine effects on national security that may result from (a) failure to comply with cyber regulations or requirements, (b) meeting only the minimum requirements, and (c) exceeding the minimum requirements.

5. Clearly consider whether private industry now has a accountability to protect national security through implementing good cybersecurity controls imposed by government regulation.

6. Describe real-world examples that help support your discussion.