Cybersecurity Initiative

International cybersecurity policy has swiftly become one of the world’s most pressing issues. Lack of shared international norms, rampant cybercrime, uneven cybersecurity capacity, and the ever deepening ubiquity of connected...
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Jackson School News: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity and the Nuclear Industry

June 7, 2017

Posted by: Jessica Beyer

Perry Power Plant Cooling Towers

Nuclear facilities are among the most highly secured type of critical infrastructure in the U.S. Despite the implementation of safety measures, digital instruments and computer-based systems associated with the physical protection system and the control systems inside facilities are still vulnerable. Creating air-gaps and standalone systems is somewhat ineffective when it comes to protecting nuclear facilities against complicated and targeted cyber-attacks. Cyber-attacks on nuclear power plants and their control systems could expedite the theft of usable nuclear materials and malicious acts by adversaries.

Japan’s Cybersecurity Strategy: Deterring China with Selective Engagements

May 17, 2017

Posted by: Jessica Beyer

Backlit Japanese Keyboard

Under the current Abe administration, Japanese policy-makers have significantly enhanced Japan’s cyber-defense capabilities due to growing cybersecurity tensions in the United States’s relations with China, Russia, and North Korea. Given Japan’s position as a central U.S. diplomatic, economic, and military ally, Japan’s actions are increasingly critical to the strategic balance in the region.