Editing Computer security (section)

==Role of government==
The role of the government is to make [[Cyber-security regulation|regulations]] to force companies and organizations to protect their systems, infrastructure and information from any cyberattacks, but also to protect its own national infrastructure such as the national [[Power grid|power-grid]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ensuring the Security of Federal Information Systems and Cyber Critical Infrastructure and Protecting the Privacy of Personally Identifiable Information |url=http://www.gao.gov/highrisk/protecting_the_federal_government_information_systems/why_did_study |publisher=Government Accountability Office |access-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119221200/http://www.gao.gov/highrisk/protecting_the_federal_government_information_systems/why_did_study |archive-date=19 November 2015  }}</ref>

The government's regulatory role in [[cyberspace]] is complicated. For some, cyberspace was seen as a [[virtual space]] that was to remain free of government intervention, as can be seen in many of today's libertarian [[blockchain]] and [[bitcoin]] discussions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://qz.com/1284178/almost-half-of-cryptocurrency-and-bitcoin-bros-identify-as-libertarian/|work=Quartz|first=Georgia |last=King |title=The Venn diagram between libertarians and crypto bros is so close it's basically a circle |date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

Many government officials and experts think that the government should do more and that there is a crucial need for improved regulation, mainly due to the failure of the private sector to solve efficiently the cybersecurity problem. [[Richard A. Clarke|R. Clarke]] said during a panel discussion at the [[RSA Conference|RSA Security Conference]] in [[San Francisco]], he believes that the "industry only responds when you threaten regulation. If the industry doesn't respond (to the threat), you have to follow through."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Former-White-House-aide-backs-some-Net-regulation-2729985.php |work=The San Francisco Chronicle |first=Carrie |last=Kirby |title=Former White House aide backs some Net regulation / Clarke says government, industry deserve 'F' in cyber security |date=24 June 2011}}</ref> On the other hand, executives from the private sector agree that improvements are necessary, but think that government intervention would affect their ability to innovate efficiently. Daniel R. McCarthy analyzed this public-private partnership in cybersecurity and reflected on the role of cybersecurity in the broader constitution of political order.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=McCarthy |first1=Daniel |title=Privatizing Political Authority: Cybersecurity, Public-Private Partnerships, and the Reproduction of Liberal Political Order |journal=Politics and Governance |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=5–12 |doi=10.17645/pag.v6i2.1335 |date=11 June 2018 |doi-access=free |url=https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/download/1335/800 }}</ref>

On 22 May 2020, the UN Security Council held its second ever informal meeting on cybersecurity to focus on cyber challenges to [[World peace|international peace]]. According to UN Secretary-General [[António Guterres]], new technologies are too often used to violate rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/26/its-time-treat-cybersecurity-human-rights-issue|title=It's Time to Treat Cybersecurity as a Human Rights Issue|access-date=26 May 2020|website=Human Rights Watch|date=26 May 2020}}</ref>