One of the biggest hazards in research, in policy analysis, and in "community of concern" dialogue is the hidden presumption that exists at the start of any analysis or discussion. Such presumptions can fog perception and analysis to the point where discourse is at cross purposes.
We all have a pretty good notion of what is meant by "cyber-crime". We may disagree on the scope of the definition but we do have a common feel for its domain. I suspect that we all do not have a good, or common, notion of what is meant by "cyber-terrorism". We do agree that what fits our definition is by its very nature bad, but that does not mean we agree as to what it is. We risk confusion if we combine "cyber-terrorism" with "cyber-crime" in the same analysis. I would suggest that the two streams of concerns be treated seperately, even though in some cases the same organizations and same tools are used to pursue the culprits. Terrorism may be a crime, but as generally understood "cyber-crime" tends toward economic crimes and/or the crimes of libel and slander. Cyber-terrorism is something else. Just exactly what do we mean by "cyber-terrorism"? It has to be more than just the use of this digital venue to plan or carry out acts of terrorism. That would mean we have telephone-terrorism, postal-terrorism, buying gas-terrorism, etc. What are we talking about when we use the term? We might want to modify the Moderator's questions as follows: Key questions: 1) How can international and regional organizations build effective international legal frameworks that address cyber-crime. What role should civil society play? 1a) How can international and regional organizations build effective international legal frameworks that address cyber-terrorism? What role should civil society play? > 2) How can we ensure that developing countries participate equitably in > creating international legal frameworks for each? 3) Are there developing countries with model legal frameworks that foster global collaboration to thwart cyber-crime? 3a) Are there developing countries with model legal frameworks that foster global collaboration to thwart cyber-terrorism? 4) What dangers arise in creating an international legal infrastructure to prevent cyber-crime? What checks and balances are needed? 4a) What dangers arise in creating an international legal infrastructure to prevent cyber-terrorism? What checks and balances are needed? > 5) What is needed to build trust and collaboration between the private > sector and civil society? Are there concrete examples of "success > stories"? > > 6) What tools and techniques are effective and appropriate for > developing countries, e.g., collective knowledge management linked to > security measures? 7) What consequences do developing countries face if they -- or donor organizations -- ignore the threat of cyber-crime? 7a) What consequences do developing countries face if they -- or donor organizations -- ignore the threat of cyber-terrorism? ---------- Sam Lanfranco < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Distributed Knowledge Project York University, Toronto ------------ This DOT-COM Discussion is funded by the dot-ORG USAID Cooperative Agreement, and hosted by GKD. http://www.dot-com-alliance.org provides more information. To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe gkd OR type: unsubscribe gkd For the GKD database, with past messages: http://www.GKDknowledge.org
