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Cyber Security and Global Interdependence: What Is Critical?–Report From Chatham House

Yesterday, 2/28/13, Chatham House, repeatedly ranked as the top non-US think tank, “launched” a new report entitled, “Cyber Security and Global Interdependence: What is Critical?”  Given the increasing interdependence resulting from use of cyberspace, Chatham House notes: “The result is that critical infrastructure sectors tend to be categorized very broadly, and when everything is ‘critical’, nothing is.”  The report “looks at widely accepted categories of critical infrastructure, and asks if they are fit for purpose.”  The report is available as a PDF or in formats for e-readers.

Here is a brief (less than three minutes) interview in which the author of the report attempts to define “cyber security”:

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