Cybersecurity and Privacy in Government

Description

The cybersecurity aspects of government and critical infrastructures have become a hot topic for countries all across the globe. Information Technology has become pervasive in all aspects of our lives. The minitrack examines aspects associated with the security of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) used by governments and critical infrastructures and explores ways that IT can enhance the ability of governments to ensure the safety and security of its citizens. Of special interest are systems such as industrial control systems, SCADA, and process control networks which control infrastructures that include electricity (Smartgrid), pipelines, chemical plants, manufacturing, traffic control and more.

Governments have also embraced IT to interface with citizens in a more efficient manner. Security issues have risen to the forefront as a result of data disclosures and identity theft incidents discussed in mainstream media. Other issues include intellectual property theft and criminal acts involving computers. Recently, the issue of cybersecurity information sharing has also risen in importance and much has been written and debated on this subject.

This mintrack explores research into pressing issues surrounding the intersection of cybersecurity and government spheres of influence. Whether technical or policy, from information sharing to new analytical methods of detection of insider threats, this minitrack casts a wide net to bring cross disciplinary thinking to problems with far-reaching implications.

This is a wide focus minitrack, if your research involves security associated with IT or OT, and has a government component, then this is its home. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Systems for governments to respond to security events
• Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
• Cyber physical systems security
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and control systems
• Election Security
• Cybersecurity issues during a crisis such as a pandemic
• Information assurance and trusted Computing
• Information sharing
• Information security economics
• Information warfare
• Incident response
• New threats, including insider and nation states
• Digital forensics
• Privacy and freedom of information
• Security management
• Laws and regulation of IT security
• Security concerns of new technologies
• Cybersecurity in government disaster recovery and business continuity
• Case reports related to security experiences within governmen

Minitrack Leaders

Philip Menard is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Cyber Security at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Management and Information Systems at Mississippi State University. He is interested in the impacts of security measures on organizational end users and security education training and awareness (SETA) programs. He has published at JMIS, JAIS, EJIS, ISJ, Computers & Security, Information & Management, Information Systems Frontiers, and JCIS. He has presented his work at several conferences and workshops and has served as a reviewer for several IS journals and conferences. He is currently President-elect of the AIS Special Interest Group on Security and Privacy (SIGSEC).

Greta Nasi, Ph.D., holds the position of Director for the Master of Science in Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance, a joint program between Bocconi University and Politecnico di Milano. She serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Bocconi University. Additionally, she is a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany and an Honorary Fellow at the Business School of the University of Edinburgh. In the past, she held the positions of Director of Research for the Government and Director of the Public Management and Policy Department at SDA Bocconi School of Management. Her research focuses on public administration, digital government, value co-creation, and cybersecurity policy. Greta Nasi has published in several public administration journals and actively collaborates with numerous international organizations and governments to promote innovation in governments for value creation.