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Assignment Instructions: Write a 5-8 page (1250-2000 words) essay, answering this prompt:  You are invited to a Congressional hearing to present your action plan for the protection of public space from cyber-security threats. Discuss.

Intended audience: U.S. policymakers.  They have some knowledge of the topic, but rely on you, as the expert, to explain the issues, frame the problem, and provide solutions to the problem. 

I added the readings just in case you might need it

Readings

Read the following:

· William Owens, Kenneth Dam, and Herbert Lin,  Technology, Policy, Law, and Ethics Regarding US Acquisition and Use of Cyberattack Capabilities , National Research Council, ch. 3.

· Richard L. Kugler, “ Deterrence of Cyber Attacks

”. In Kramer, Franklin D., Stuart H. Starr, and Larry K. Wentz, eds, 2009, Cyberpower and National Security, National Defense University Press and Potomac Books.

· Maren Leed, “ Offensive Cyber Capabilities at the Operational Level: The Way Ahead

,” The Center for Strategic and International Studies and Georgia Tech Research Institute, 2013.

· Sanger, David E. The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age. Crown Publishing Group New York, NY, USA, 2018,  Chapter 1.