ABSTRACT

Protecting critical infrastructure against cyber-attacks is a policy challenge arising from the disruptive potential of emerging digital technologies. Governments face difficult choices since cybersecurity is a public responsibility, but often a private task: Should they design their capacities hierarchically or rely on collaboration with private firms? We argue that choices depend on the institutional setting and the nature of the challenge. Our comparison of state-capitalist France with the market-capitalist United Kingdom corroborates our expectations that the former controls intermediaries more hierarchically and that both governments adopt a more assertive role when safeguarding against threats than when managing risks.

摘要

保护关键基础设施免受网络攻击是新兴数字技术的颠覆性潜力所带来的一项政策挑战。政府面临着艰难的选择，因为网络安全是一项公共责任，但往往是一项私人任务：他们应该分层设计自己的能力还是依赖与私营公司的合作？我们认为，选择取决于制度环境和挑战的性质。我们对国家资本主义的法国与市场资本主义的英国进行比较，证实了我们的预期，即前者对中介机构的控制等级更高，而且两国政府在防范威胁时比在管理风险时采取更加自信的角色。