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Eastwest Institute Proposes Public Health Model For Internet Cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity professionals should establish a framework to view and monitor the Internet's health based on a global public health model, according to a recent EastWest Institute (EWI) report.
"With this breakthrough report, we have the opportunity to treat the health of the entire Internet as a shared problem needing cooperative solutions," says EWI president John Mroz.
Following a public health model, cybersecurity experts could track and block malware and stop malicious actors, according to the EWI report. "A public health agency, whether operating on the local, state, national, or international level, is a robust model for potential application to cyberspace, with basic functions including education, monitoring, epidemiology, immunization, and incident response," the report states.
After establishing a cybersecurity health framework, Internet security researchers could apply the global health concepts of education, monitoring, epidemiology, immunization, and incident response to cybersecurity practices for the public good. "As use and reliance on the Internet continues to grow, improving Internet health requires all ecosystem members to take a global, collaborative approach to protecting people from potential dangers online," says Microsoft's Scott Charney.
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