Preparing for Digital Disruption [Paperback]

This open access book offers an analysis of why preparations for digital disruption should become a stated goal of security policy and policies that aim to safeguard the continuity of critical infrastructure. The increasing use of digital technology implies new and significant vulnerabilities for our society. However, it is striking that almost all cyber-security measures taken by governments, international bodies and other major players are aimed at preventing incidents. But there is no such thing as total digital security. Whether inside or outside the digital domain, incidents can and will occur and may lead to disruption. While a raft of provisions, crisis contingency plans and legal regulations are in place to deal with the possibility of incidents in the real world, no equivalence exists for the digital domain and digital disruption. Hence, this book uniquely discusses several specific policy measures government and businesses should take in order to be better prepared to dealwith a digital disruption and prevent further escalation.Chapter 1 Fighting digital fires.- Chapter 2 Societal disruption.- Chapter 3 Digitization and societal disruption.- Chapter 4 Preparing for digital disruption.- Chapter 5 Conclusions and recommendations.- Bibliography.Dr. E.K. (Erik) Schrijvers is senior research fellow at the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid). He collaborated on several reports, including Big Data in a Free and Safe Society, the Public Core of the Internet and Revaluing Culture. He was also attached on an interim basis to the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, as scientific secretary to the Information Society and Government study group. His research topics include cultural policy, big data and artificial intelligence.  

Prof. dr. J.E.J. (Corien) Prins is currently chair of the l#