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Cyberspace and Governance—A primer

Special Issue by Alexander Klimburg and Philipp Mirtl

The aim of this policy paper is threefold: First, it suggests a better understanding of the difference between the Internet (interconnecting computers) and the World Wide Web (managing information). Against this background, a four layer model of cyberspace is presented including a physical, logical, informational, and social layer. Second, the paper splits the national cybersecurity debate in five distinct subject areas, or mandates. These include cyberwarfare; cybercrime/-terrorism; cyberespionage; Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) and Information Assurance (IA); as well as Internet Governance; usually, each of which is covered by different government departments.
Third, as one of the most understated and least understood mandates on this list, Internet Governance is described at more length in the final section.

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