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A Study On The Strategy Of Combating Cybercrime In The United States (1992-2013)

Posted on:2016-02-01Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:M L XuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2176330452968631Subject:International relations
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Cyberterrorism is a new global challenge to humanity in information era,whichsurely seriously threaten the security of United States. Since Clintonadministration,United States gradually established and improved the national strategyto crack down on cyberterrorism.In the1990s, the Internet industry has createdunprecedented enormous wealth, nevertheless cyber attacks frequently occurred.Counter-cyberterrorism strategy which aimed at preventing and cracking down oncyber attacks arises at the historic moment. In the view of insuring free competitionand promoting the Internet industry,Clinton administration adopted "technicaldefense" strategy. In the end of the twentieth century, the United States government,through close public-private partnership, set up the cyber protection system whichcovered a series of key infrastructure.At the beginning of the21st century, theoutbreak of9·11terrorist attack turned counter-terrorism campaign into Bushadministration’s top priority.Counter-cyberterrorism strategy has become an importantportion of national security strategy. President Bush made a reform oncounter-terrorism mechanism,attaching importance on construction of the ability tocrack down on cyberterrorism and achieved from a "technical defense" to "offensiveand defensive"strategy under the background of pre-emptive strategy.Simultaneously,the public doubted republican government regarded counter-terrorismas an excuse and systematically violate their rights and privacy. Eventually,thedemocratic candidate was elected44th President. The Obama administration fullydisclosed their will and power of deterrence.President Obama valued the constructionof order in the cyberspace and obtained common sense with great powers.In his firstterm, construction of stakeholders mode got started.Strategies in different period hadpositive effect on counter-cyberterrorism campaign and negative effect on civil rightsand other countries’ sovereignty at the same time.
Keywords/Search Tags:Cyberterrorism, Technical Defense, Pre-emptive, StrategyStakeholders Mode
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