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Running Head: RESEARCH PROPOSAL - CYBERSPACE
Research Proposal - Cyberspace
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Elements of the Cyberspace which are also Forming Part of the National Security
Cyberspace is the space within the virtual environment that relies on the interdependence of
various networks of infrastructures within the information technology arena. The multiple
interconnections include the internet, fiber optic cables, computer systems, routers, servers as
well as switches. For the national security of any country to be said to be in tip-top shape and
healthy for that matter, the various domains of warfare or all the dimensions of space ought to be
strategically covered. These are land, sea, space, information as well as air. On this note, the
article includes the information dimension about a country’s data and its secure use. It is a good
way of keeping a balance of all the dimensions, therefore, ensuring that national security is
assured especially for the sake of the growth of the country and to keep the economy on the rise.
On this note, various elements of cyberspace are considered when considering national
security. There are several elements, that is, the components or layers of cyberspace. Concerning
national security, a country will do its best to ensure that the cyberspace is well secured in its use
so that there are no vulnerabilities or risks created. This then prevents cybersecurity issues that
would otherwise jeopardize how a nation deals with issues. A country will go to great lengths to
ensure that matters of national security are handled and dealt with in a way that does not end up
affecting its citizens, therefore, ensuring that the company operates in the best climate possible,
which is secure for the people.1 This is to mean that all the sectors and enterprises ought to be
involved in the maintenance of the national security by playing a part in the management of risk.
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Klimburg, Alexander. 2012. National cyber security framework manual. [Talinn, Estonia]:
NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence. http://ccdcoe.org/369.html
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The elements or components of the cyberspace are three. These are the physical component,
the cognitive component as well as information component, all of which make up the
cyberspace. For the efficiency of the national security of any country, the three components
ought to work in unison to enable meet the requirements of an essential national security system.
This enables viability of the cyberspace as well as its efficiency in meeting the various goals set
for the goal realization. The physical components include hardware such as networks and
servers, which are supposed to be kept protected from attacks of any sort. The information
component is inclusive of the data related to the nation that may be of a coercive or non-coercive
nature. The information component, is, therefore, protected from any manipulation techniques.
Finally, the cognitive component has to do the perception that the audience of the
information holds and how this affects the national security of the country in question. On this
note, the role played by the government is the provision of information assurance. The
cyberspace is greatly affected by the military operations and preparations, relations with
countries on an international level as well as the policies with regard to cyberspace by the
government and how these are of impact to space. Literacy in the digital world is one important
aspect if the components are to play a role in ensuring the national security of a country.2 The
government should, therefore, seek to ensure that the public has a good idea of what the
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Clark, Robert M., and Simon Hakim. "Protecting Critical Infrastructure at the State, Provincial,
and Local Level: Issues in Cyber-Physical Security." Cyber-Physical Security: Protecting
Critical Infrastructure at the State and Local Level 3 (2016): 1.
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cyberspace, how it works and how it connects all of us together. This means that learning
institutions need to make room for this topic so that people may be made aware of the
significance of this platform. This is to mean that the citizens ought to keep themselv...