북미의 사이버안보 입법동향과 시사점 -미국과 캐나다를 중심으로 -

Recently, rapid developments in science and technology have narrowed the gap between real space and cyberspace, making the cyberspace vulnerable from the threat of terrorism. In modern society, it has become necessary to defend and protect such systems from cyber attacks, since most critical infrastructure systems rely on cyberspace and even a single attack can cause significant damage. In particular, it has become a situation that important information of the government, including the military field, is violated or hijacked by hacking, etc. Therefore, various international organizations, such as the EU, OECD, and many countries, such as the U.S., Canada, etc, have been making efforts towards improving cyber security legislations by establishing national cyber security strategies. The United States has been a leader in cyber security policies and related legislations for a long time. Since the U.S. government recognizes that cyber security is directly linked to national security, the relevant policies have been implementing steadily. These regulations have become even more reinforced since the Obama administration. In addition, the Canadian government regards cyber security as an important national security policy and believes that individuals, groups or organizations with malicious intent can actually attack Canada without actually being in Canadian territory. As a result, the Canadian government is actively planning and implementing new cyber security strategies, which include new legislations. In this paper, we examine the cyber security response systems and the trends of related legislations of the United States and Canada, and draw up implications to suggest a way to develop a Korean anti-cyberterrorism legislation in the future