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News | July 31, 2018

Defending the Democratic Open Society in the Cyber Age – Open Data as Democratic Enabler and Attack Vector

By Dr. Jan Kallberg, Captain Blake Rhoades, Cadet Marcus J. Masello, Dr. Rosemary A. Burk

In the security paradigm, privacy is the major challenge for the security of an open society against cyber threats. In contemporary society, privacy is a lesser security challenge than the threat of an increased attack surface and strengthened attack vectors: Big Data, artificial intelligence, and the massive aggregation of public data. In this research note, we introduce a high-level conflict between interests and societal goals that supersede the privacy and security conflict.

 

Defending the Democratic Open Society in the Cyber Age – Open Data as Democratic Enabler and Attack Vector