Melissa Hathaway
Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
Contact:
Email: HathawayGlobalStrategies@verizon.net
March 1, 2011
"Cyber Policy: A National Imperative"
Presentation
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
Explorations in Cyber International Relations Senior Advisor Melissa Hathaway discusses the current state of U.S. cybersecurity policies and outlines several new recommendations for Congress and the Executive Branch to enact in this Congressional briefing on March 1, 2011.
November 2010
Cybersecurity: The U.S. Legislative Agenda Part II
Presentation
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
In this briefing, Melissa Hathaway updates her May 2010 briefing on more than 50 pieces of legislation that are being debated in the 111th Congress. She highlights recent congressional activity, including the release of three Government Accounting Office studies and the introduction of thirteen new pieces of legislation.
November 18, 2010
"Toward a Closer Digital Alliance"
Journal Article, SAIS Review, issue 2, volume XXX
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
Countries will need to reconcile the facts that their Internet infrastructures are vulnerable and less resilient to attack and that their economic dependence on the Internet makes cooperation between countries on cybersecurity issues essential. Disparate and uncoordinated cyber defense schemes could adversely affect individual and collective security, privacy, usability, transparency, speed, and interoperability. Much tighter alignment and better integration of European and NATO initiatives with national laws, policies, and funding priorities is necessary to counteract threats against national networks and infrastructure. Only through international cooperation and private-public partnerships can cyber defense measures succeed.
October 14, 2010
Digital Dependence: Cybersecurity in the 21st Century
Presentation
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
In this briefing, Melissa Hathaway highlights the history of the Internet and the tensions between economic and national security goals.
October 2010
Power Hackers: The U.S. Smart Grid Is Shaping Up to Be Dangerously Insecure
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Scientific American
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
President Barack Obama's talk about the need for a "smart grid" sounds smart, writes Melissa Hathaway. "What's not to like about the idea of an electricity grid that can work at top efficiency?" It would "vastly improve the reliability, availability and efficiency of the electric system." However, she argues, "as currently envisaged...it's a dangerously dumb idea. The problem is cybersecurity."
June 10, 2010
"Beyond Availability: Melissa Hathaway on the Cloud"
Op-Ed, GovInfoSecurity.com
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
Melissa Hathaway writes that the key tenet of cloud computing is availability. But where are the other cornerstones of information security: integrity and confidentiality? She suggests five key questions CIOs and CISOs should ask.
May 29, 2010
"The Cybersecurity Changes We Need"
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations and Jack L. Goldsmith
"There is widespread agreement that this long-term trend of grabbing the economic gains from information technology advances and ignoring their security costs has reached a crisis point," write Melissa Hathaway and Jack Goldsmith. "As we progress digitally, we must also adopt and embed sometimes-costly security solutions into our core infrastructures and enterprises and stop playing the game of chance."
May 17, 2010
Cybersecurity: The U.S. Legislative Agenda
Presentation
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
In this briefing, Melissa Hathaway provides an analysis of more than 40 pieces of legislation that are being debated in the 111th Congress.
May 7, 2010
"Why Successful Partnerships are Critical for Promoting Cybersecurity"
Op-Ed
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
"Our most important resource right now is time. Targeted attacks on industry are increasing and our defensive posture remains weak. While a sense of urgency is rising, I am afraid that we will see more partnerships emerge rather than consolidated efforts and investments across executive branch agencies or industry verticals. We cannot afford to wait and see who will lead and who will follow."
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December 21, 2009
"Five Myths About Cybersecurity"
Op-Ed
By Melissa Hathaway, Senior Advisor, Explorations in Cyber International Relations
"While many understand the opportunities created through this shared global infrastructure, known as cyberspace, few Americans understand the threats presented in cyberspace, which regularly arise at individual, organizational and state (or societal) levels. And these are not small threats: a paper presented earlier this year at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland estimated the total losses associated with cybercrime in 2008 exceeded one trillion dollars and the FBI has declared cybercrime to be its highest criminal priority."
