Digital Resilience

This book arises from a cybersecurity conference at the University of Adelaide attended by a group of government and academic experts. It presents the possible responses Australia can take to deter and respond to cybersecurity threats. It also examines the legal responsibility for cyber security and artificial intelligence, asking who (if anyone) bears responsibility for the myriad legal issues that arise. This book presents an authoritative legal framework for understanding the liability and responsibility of actors involved in cyberspace and the use of artificial intelligence. Providing an overarching summary of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence threats, followed by detailed analysis of potential authorizations and limitations regulating policy and governance responses, this book canvases a wide spectrum of civil and criminal frameworks. It is comprehensive enough to be useful for a wide cross-section of the Australian society in a range of sectors: individual users, small businesses, tertiary institutions, large corporations, and government. It is also beneficial to military personnel in outlining the legal frameworks available in times of armed conflict.

Offers a cutting-edge analysis of the intersection between cybersecurity and artificial intelligence Presents a comprehensive legal framework that addresses a wide range of civil, criminal, and policy aspects Draws on international perspectives, making it relevant to Australians and global cybersecurity/AI enthusiasts

Autorentext

Dale Stephens is Professor of the Faculty of the Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide and a Captain in the Royal Australian Navy Reserve who spent over 20 years as Permanent Officer in the Royal Australian Navy before taking up his appointment at Adelaide Law School. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. He has occupied numerous staff officer positions throughout his career in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), including Fleet Legal Officer, Command Legal Officer (Naval Training Command), Chief Legal Officer Strategic Operations Command, Director of Operational and International Law, Deputy Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Military Law (a joint venture with Melbourne University Law School), Director Navy Legal and Director of the Military Law Centre. At the Adelaide Law School, he is Director of the Research Unit on Military Law and Ethics. He has deployed twice to East Timor (INTERFET & UNTAET) and twice to Iraq (Baghdad) in Senior Legal Officer positions and has provided extensive advice to government at the strategic level. In 2022, he was awarded the Red Cross Distinguished Service Award. He holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in law from Harvard Law School

Matthew Stubbs is Professor of the Faculty of the Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide, where he serves as Editor in Chief of the Adelaide Law Review and Program Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs and Military Law Programs. Professor Stubbs is involved with professional bodies in the law and academia and is Member and Former Chair of the Space Law Committee and Human Rights Committee of the Law Society of South Australia and Member of the Law Council of Australia's National Human Rights Committee. Matthew was awarded the Law Society of South Australia President's Medal in 2023.

Samuel White is a Senior Lecturer of the faculty of the Adelaide Law School at the University of Adelaide. He is concurrently Visiting Fellow at the Australian Defence Force Academy and holds positions as Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of New England. In 2024, he was made Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the first Army Visiting Fellow at the Australian War Memorial. Samuel has also served as both a Royal Australian Infantry Corps and an Australian Army Legal Corps officer in a variety of tactical, operational, and strategic level postings. His military experiences focused his doctoral studies, which addressed the constitutional ambit and limitations of responding to foreign interference (both traditional and modern forms) via military responses.

Inhalt

Introduction.- The usefulness of international law.- Grey Zone Operations Digital Resilience.- Old Treaties New Applications.- Data Protection Regulations as Disnformation Resilience.- Australias proposed misinformation and disinformation law.- Ensuring Digital Resilience in Australia through critical infrastructure.- People Power A resilient workforce.- Building Social resilience.- Truth Tribunals Using the judiciary to build resilience.- Resilience of the Prerogative.