An Internet of Governments: How Policymakers Became Interested in “Cyber”

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Presented at FirstConferenceKualaLumpur 2018 by

Maarten Horenbeeck

Klee Aiken

Gradually, the internet has become a bigger part of how we socialize, do business, and lead our daily lives. Though they typically do not own much of the infrastructure, governments have taken ever-increasing note, often aspirational, and sometimes with suspicion.In the meanwhile, the amount of control governments have on the internet has slowly eroded - due to the move of offline services, such as mail, online. This talk will show how major security incidents have shown how some things states have taken granted - such as control over borders - have eroded.In this talk, we’ll cover how governments internationally debate and work on topics of cybersecurity, agree on what the challenges are, and get inspiration on solutions. The talk will show how these concerns often originate from domestic concerns, but then enter several processes in which governments meet, debate, agree, and disagree on their solutions. As a specific example, it will use cryptography restrictions and how they evolved from law making, through more illicit work such as the promotion of faulty standards, or the introduction of lawful intercept backdoors.You’ll learn about initiatives such as the ITU, the UNGGE, the Global Conference on Cyberspace, the UN Institute for Disarmament Research and the Internet Governance Forum, Wassanaar, and how these forums and treaties affect our lives as incident responders. You'll also learn about how FIRST is helping educate these communities on our role as incident responders.