Abstract

This book explores the national information security strategy of the United States, which was the founder of the Internet and the pioneer in the information revolution. Starting with the concepts of information security and information security strategy, as well as the information security status quo confronting the U.S., the book summarizes the framework of U.S. national information security enhancement and points out several key aspects concerning American policy, such as privacy, encryption, Internet economy, as well as law enforcement in cyberspace. Then the book analyzes the three essentials of U.S. national information security strategy, i.e., the protection of the national information infrastructure, information war and public diplomacy. The book also examines the transformation of U.S. national information security strategy before and after “9.11”. While the Clinton administration focused more on development than security and adopted moderate information security measures, the Bush administration is more inclined to practice a preemptive strategy in information security. Finally, the book tries to shed light on U.S. National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, and draws together the different views and comments on the Strategy before the conclusion of the principles underlining the strategy. In short, with the U.S. national information security strategy addressed from different aspects, this book is of great significance for the study of the U.S. national security as well as for the challenges faced by other nations including China in the information age.

Contents

Preface
Foreword

Chapter One: Introduction of Information Security
1. Concept and Challenges of Information Security
2. Seven Relationships in Information Security
3. Information Security Strategy

Chapter Two: The Status of the  U.S. Information Security
1. Challenges and Strategic Importance of the  U.S. Information Security
2. Framework of the  U.S. National Information Security Protection
3. Main Issues Discussed about the  U.S. Information Security

Chapter Three: The Three Essentials in the  U.S. National Information Security Strategy
1. Protection of National Information Infrastructure: Improving Capabilities to Cope with Cyberterrorism
2. Information War: Improving Capabilities to Control Information in the World
3. Psychology War and Public Diplomacy: Evolution of Information War from Battlefield to the Society

Chapter Four: The U.S. Information Policies and Moderate Security Measures Before “9.11”
1. Strategic Background
2. Initiation and Evolution of the U.S. Information Policies
3. Information Policies and Measures of the Clinton Administration
4. The Moderate Information Security Measures of the Clinton Administration

Chapter Five: The Adjustment of the U.S. National Information Security Strategy of the Bush Administration After “9.11”
1. “9.11” and the Change of the  U.S. National Information Security
2. Information Security Policies and Measures of the Bush Administration
3. Two Features of the U.S. National Security Strategy after “9.11” proved by the Information Security Strategy

Chapter Six: The Present U.S. National Information Security Strategy—Interpretation of the U.S. National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
1. Introduction of the Strategy
2. Evaluations of the Strategy
3. Principles of the  U.S. National Information Security Strategy

Chapter Seven: The U.S. National Information Security and the Global Information Security
1. The  U.S. and the International Information Security Structure
2. Information Security Policies of Other Countries
3. Status of China Information Security and Some Recommendations

References
Acknowledgments