THE SPACE BETWEEN: POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF CYBERSPACE AS A DOMAIN
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Authors
Miller, Jonathan
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Cyberspace
Cybersecurity
Metaphysics
Cybersecurity
Metaphysics
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McGuire, Mollie R.
Canan, Anthony
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2022-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The objective of this thesis is to identify the extent to which defining cyberspace as domain will affect the formulation of Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) policy related to cyberspace in the future. However, as cyberspace lacks a consistent definition, a prerequisite for this discussion is establishing exactly what cyberspace is. Having provided framework for understanding cyberspace, the policy approaches of the last five presidential administrations were examined to determine whether they treat cyberspace as a domain and what this suggests about future policy development. In the end, there appears to be a tendency for each presidential administration to treat cyberspace as an instrument rather than a domain, which is an approach that will likely require adjustment as threats within cyberspace evolve so as to adequately address them.
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National Security Affairs (CHDS)
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