More than Critical Infrastructure is at Stake in Cyber Debates

[Commentary] Is mobile cybersecurity an area in need of legislative action? It is unclear, though it is clear that secure mobility is integral to both cybersecurity and efforts to increase broadband use for public safety.

In addition to employers and end users, service providers are increasingly finding themselves having to guarantee the integrity, confidentiality, and attribution of all data on the network. Some may argue that existing legislative and regulatory actions may cover this with their interest in putting together safeguards, guidelines and "standards" for critical infrastructure, but it is unclear. How can entities safeguard individual devices to not provide an entry point for cyber attacks in an increasingly open and merged network space? It is one thing to discuss protecting the networks that run the electric grid. It is another to discuss protecting voice, video, and data streams for intelligence, military, public safety, and various private sector communities, which must be protected to safeguard users of these networks.

[Herrera-Flanigan is a partner at the Monument Policy Group]