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Cybersecurity: A Primer (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Dec. 8, 2022
Report Number IF10559
Report Type In Focus
Authors Chris Jaikaran
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

The past decade has seen a rapid increase in both the utility and risk from networked devices. The very tools Americans use to chat with loved ones and make purchases are the same tools which can be turned against them to deny access to services, steal their information, or compromise the digital system they trust. These tools exist in cyberspace, and the security of that environment is a large endeavor involving government, the private sector, international partners, and others. This In Focus provides an overview of cybersecurity for policymaking purposes, describes issues that cybersecurity affects, and discusses potential actions Congress could take.