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Cyber security has become a matter of global interest and importance.The Whitehouse (2011) has outlined a cyber strategy that provides the stance of the United States of America (USA) on cyber-related issues and outlines a unified approach to the USA's engagement with other countries on cyber issues.Already more than 50 nations have officially published some form of strategy document outlining their official stance on cyberspace, cyber crime, and/or cyber security (Klimburg, 2012).In most literature, cyber security is used as an all-inclusive term.

Cyber security has become a matter of global interest and importance. Already more than 50 nations have officially published some form of strategy document outlining their official stance on cyberspace, cyber crime, and/or cyber security (Klimburg, 2012). The Whitehouse (2011) has outlined a cyber strategy that provides the stance of the United States of America (USA) on cyber-related issues and outlines a unified approach to the USA's engagement with other countries on cyber issues. The United Kingdom (UK) lists cyber security as a top priority and has committed £650 million over four years for a transformative National Cyber Security Programme (Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, 2011). However, very few of these sources seem to make a distinction between the concepts of cyber security and information security or the relationship between them.
In most literature, cyber security is used as an all-inclusive term. Definitions of this term vary, for example the Merriam Webster dictionary defines it as “measures taken to protect a computer or computer system (as on the Internet) against unauthorized access or attack”