THE COMPETITION OF SHOWING ABILITY: THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF HACKER IN US CYBER SECURITY (2009 – 2014)

Abstract

The development of information technology has provided a significant shift from the concept of security. At present, a country is not limited to interact physically in real space but also extends to cyberspace. Consequently, the state must adapt to this development. Nowadays the concept of cyber security should be established as one of the "territory" of the state which should be safeguarded as the state's obligation to secure its borders. Now the interaction between the actors of international relations is not only in the land, sea and air. The interaction between the actors also performed in the virtual space into other options to achieve the interests. This study aimed to see the importance of cyber security strategies policy of the United States. Where the United States in the last 10 years is very intense spawned a cyber security strategy. This study uses qualitative research methods and use a secondary data to the problems studied. The results showed that the United States has put cyber security as one of four priorities in National Security. It is clearly mentioned in official documents and US security strategy. The United States realizes that it needs a comprehensive strategy to safeguard its national interests in the global world. Threats that come in massive threatening sovereignty of United States, requires the U.S government issued a policy to overcome this phenomenon, because of the threat of this kind can have an impact on many things, one of which impact on the economy, to deal with these problem the United States including establishing specific force and military equipment in order to reinforce the cyber security, and also issued direct instructions and orders from president to handle the cyber security issues.