Internet Infrastructure Health Metrics Framework
White Paper | 2021
The Internet Infrastructure Health Metrics Framework (IIHMF) is a set of models and metrics to measure the “public health” of Internet infrastructure. This report explains what that means, how we do it, and our progress towards the goal.
As digital societies continue to evolve, digital economies must increasingly depend on resilient, trustworthy, and safe Internet infrastructure.
Cybersecurity concerns have, for many years, not only been discussed in technical and private sector circles but have also become a top priority in nation state intergovernmental agencies and even broader diplomatic discussions. Various governments have created cybersecurity agencies at strategic levels and forged strategic private-public partnerships.
The increasing frequency and scale of DDoS attacks has translated to greater economic loss and has exposed vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. For example, in 2012, six U.S. banks were the targets of sustained, complex, multi-pronged DDoS attacks. Some estimates put economic loss resulting from IT services downtime in the range of $300,000-$1,000,000 per hour.
Many governments have mandates to provide for and to protect their citizens. Ensuring economic stability and the availability of critical services is part of this. As healthcare, transportation, financial services, utilities, educational institutions, emergency services and most of our societal needs embrace digital technologies, governments must develop appropriate policy frameworks to ensure that digital services are available, reliable and trustworthy. States need to maintain security and influence by navigating a geopolitical environment in which power is earned and exercised through digital capabilities in infrastructure development.
One of the more fundamental challenges of this work has been deciding what constitutes “Internet infrastructure” and deciding what should be measured to assess both its health and public health elements related to it. We have held a workshop, have sought advice and opinions from experts in multiple fields, and have explored existing literature. This work is both nascent and in a relatively new area, and this first phase serves as the foundation for a framework that aims to be adaptable as cyber threats evolve.
Internet Infrastructure Health Metrics Framework
White Paper | 2021
The Internet Infrastructure Health Metrics Framework (IIHMF) is a set of models and metrics to measure the “public health” of Internet infrastructure. This report explains what that means, how we do it, and our progress towards the goal.
As digital societies continue to evolve, digital economies must increasingly depend on resilient, trustworthy, and safe Internet infrastructure.
Cybersecurity concerns have, for many years, not only been discussed in technical and private sector circles but have also become a top priority in nation state intergovernmental agencies and even broader diplomatic discussions. Various governments have created cybersecurity agencies at strategic levels and forged strategic private-public partnerships.
The increasing frequency and scale of DDoS attacks has translated to greater economic loss and has exposed vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. For example, in 2012, six U.S. banks were the targets of sustained, complex, multi-pronged DDoS attacks. Some estimates put economic loss resulting from IT services downtime in the range of $300,000-$1,000,000 per hour.
Many governments have mandates to provide for and to protect their citizens. Ensuring economic stability and the availability of critical services is part of this. As healthcare, transportation, financial services, utilities, educational institutions, emergency services and most of our societal needs embrace digital technologies, governments must develop appropriate policy frameworks to ensure that digital services are available, reliable and trustworthy. States need to maintain security and influence by navigating a geopolitical environment in which power is earned and exercised through digital capabilities in infrastructure development.
One of the more fundamental challenges of this work has been deciding what constitutes “Internet infrastructure” and deciding what should be measured to assess both its health and public health elements related to it. We have held a workshop, have sought advice and opinions from experts in multiple fields, and have explored existing literature. This work is both nascent and in a relatively new area, and this first phase serves as the foundation for a framework that aims to be adaptable as cyber threats evolve.
Internet Infrastructure Health Metrics Framework
White Paper | 2021
The Internet Infrastructure Health Metrics Framework (IIHMF) is a set of models and metrics to measure the “public health” of Internet infrastructure. This report explains what that means, how we do it, and our progress towards the goal.
As digital societies continue to evolve, digital economies must increasingly depend on resilient, trustworthy, and safe Internet infrastructure.
Cybersecurity concerns have, for many years, not only been discussed in technical and private sector circles but have also become a top priority in nation state intergovernmental agencies and even broader diplomatic discussions. Various governments have created cybersecurity agencies at strategic levels and forged strategic private-public partnerships.
The increasing frequency and scale of DDoS attacks has translated to greater economic loss and has exposed vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure. For example, in 2012, six U.S. banks were the targets of sustained, complex, multi-pronged DDoS attacks. Some estimates put economic loss resulting from IT services downtime in the range of $300,000-$1,000,000 per hour.
Many governments have mandates to provide for and to protect their citizens. Ensuring economic stability and the availability of critical services is part of this. As healthcare, transportation, financial services, utilities, educational institutions, emergency services and most of our societal needs embrace digital technologies, governments must develop appropriate policy frameworks to ensure that digital services are available, reliable and trustworthy. States need to maintain security and influence by navigating a geopolitical environment in which power is earned and exercised through digital capabilities in infrastructure development.
One of the more fundamental challenges of this work has been deciding what constitutes “Internet infrastructure” and deciding what should be measured to assess both its health and public health elements related to it. We have held a workshop, have sought advice and opinions from experts in multiple fields, and have explored existing literature. This work is both nascent and in a relatively new area, and this first phase serves as the foundation for a framework that aims to be adaptable as cyber threats evolve.
