A framework to protect National Cyber Borders in peace and war

Abstract

The safety and security of national borders of the state has been a foremost issue over the decades. It is the duty of the government to protect and control access to the border. The emergence of cyber threats has brought serious concerns to security in cyberspace and has raised alarms around the world because of its severity and asymmetrical nature. Border and cyber threats are not mutually exclusive and not separated from real space, so the state should develop policies and strategies to address the ways that cyberspace is impacting national security. Development and enforcement of cyber borders is the first step in defending cyberspace, which in most cases is invisible and not clearly defined. Cyber borders, if clearly defined and enforced through a policy framework, can help to protect a nation from future cyber threat and from unforeseen events proactively. This research is going to address these challenges by producing a tangible definition of cyber borders, a handy framework which can be used to protect the nation’s security from unforeseen events, and an implementation plan to execute it.