“Cyberspace presents both threats and opportunities — at the same time — and the collective challenge is to advance policy that can best maximize the opportunities while mitigating the threats in a constantly changing global environment.”
Aaron Shull, in the Governing Cyberspace during a Crisis in Trust essay series
Nearly every day we read news stories about the latest cyber attack, data breach or misuse of people’s personal data. With so many attacks online, balancing the benefits of our rapidly growing digital economy while attempting to ensure security online — not to mention instilling trust among users — has become a challenge. Technology has led to convenience, efficiency and wealth creation. But the push to digitize society quickly and relentlessly has meant building vulnerability into the core of the global economic model.
With this paradox in mind, CIGI brought together policy makers, industry leaders and academics to create an essay series titled Governing Cyberspace during a Crisis in Trust. The digital essays and accompanying multimedia generated strong social engagement — including through a lively Twitter chat — and notable website traffic: more than 90,000 views combined in the first month. The essays were also printed as a magazine that was widely distributed to government officials and senior public servants.