Cyber Security: A Good Defense is a Cooperative International Intelligent Deterrence Capability, Haidar Hamas and Tarek Saadawi, City University of New York, CCNY

Abstract:
This paper discusses the need to establish an International Cyber Union to overcome cybersecurity challenges in securing the cyber infrastructure and systems. Recent cybersecurity attacks and breaches demonstrate the growing sophistication and anonymity in conducting well-orchestrated cyberattacks. In order to combat the growing Cybersecurity threats. Thus, we must consider these events as urgent wake-up call for the need to establish international cybersecurity laws, regulations, standards, and an independent body that will oversee how to deal with addressing international cyber-crimes, cyber-attacks, cyber- espionage, cyber-vandalism and sabotage, as well as cyber-warfare. We recommend the establishment of an International Cyber Union (ICU) to monitor, collect, verify international cyber illegality and hacks, to take the necessary legal action, and to provide a platform for international cooperation in the cyber domain. The need to strengthen cybersecurity technologies with advanced mechanisms that help determine where attacks originate from and help identify the attackers identities are becoming increasingly vital to ensure uninterruptable use of cyberspace and the its use as a cyber-weapon by cyber-terrorists or States.