A human rights respecting definition of cybersecurity

The term “cybersecurity” is used by different stakeholders to reference many different subjects often depending upon context, ranging from national security, to data security, to critical infrastructure security, and beyond. While it is true that numerous definitions relating to cybersecurity already exist, it is difficult to find any cybersecurity definitions that include clear commitments to and respect for human rights. Accordingly, the working group believed it crucial to put forth a human rights-respecting cybersecurity definition that others could adopt and integrate into policies and publications.

In developing the definition, the working group was driven by the belief that respecting human rights should be a central part of cybersecurity-related decision making. Raising the profile of human rights protections in existing cybersecurity policy-making was seen as necessary to offset the current trend of addressing cybersecurity through the lens of national and international security. It was also seen as instrumental in reminding policy makers that cybersecurity must take into account security for individuals. In short, the working group tried to put forward a framing of cybersecurity that aims to promote a shift in perspective from a systems approach towards an approach that recognizes individual security as a core component of cybersecurity.

In the fall of 2014, the working group developed and agreed to the following definition:

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