Cyber-Security: The vexed question of global rules, An independent report of cyber-preparedness around the world

Report on issues of cyber threats and how to defend against them. There is a need for standards, laws and an agreement on definitions, which is currently lacking. Explores the division between the rights of individuals and states within Internet freedoms. There is a divide between Western countries who believe that Internet access is a basic human right and its users should be protected by laws for privacy and security. However, other countries (such as China and Russia) agree there should be a global treaty but the Internet "should be limited if it threatens regime stability, and that information can also be seen as a cyberthreat." Includes stress tests in 21 countries.