Cybersafety in Conversation: Unifying People and Policy

Cybersecurity needs a systems update. How leaders identify and secure against virtual threats has fallen out of sync with how everyday people experience the dangers of the internet. Decision makers frame cybersecurity in dollars and cents lost, while advocates labor to humanize victims of online violence. This space lacks a common definition of safety, which is evident in the growing erosion of public trust in platforms and tech policy makers alike. In this paper, researchers from complementary ends of the cybersecurity space argue that mixed methods and ecosystems approach can lay the groundwork for improved unity between policy and people.