How should we approach the development of cyber-policy and -infrastructure given the “short arm” of predictive knowledge?

The “short arm” predictive knowledge applies to all aspects of law enforcement and criminology, as there’s no one sure way to be more efficient when responding to crime. In reality, it can take law enforcement several minutes, even hours in some cases, to respond to crime. By the time they arrive, the crime has already ended. For cybercrime, it’s a little different. There are usually measures and plans in place in the event a cyber attack occurs. The development of cyber-policy should take advantage of the nature of cybercrime and use them to their advantage. When cybercrime occurs, there’s not necessarily a physical location to report at to stop the crime, reducing the potential response time. There are measures that can be put in place ahead of time help mitigate the damage done due to cybercrime. There are opportunities for policies to improve as time goes on by learning from past incidents. As technology is constantly improving, cyber-policy and infrastructure should also reflect those changes. More times than not, there are recorded logs and information documenting when and how a cyber-attack occurs, and this information can be very helpful when implementing new cyber-policies. With traditional crime, it can be difficult to get the truth and details of how a crime occurred. Privacy is a big concern with anything cyber related, so these policies should be strong and effective against cyber-attacks, but should also respect the boundaries and confidentiality of the average individual online. It can be a fine line to tread on, but it is achievable. It is imperative that policies and infrastructure geared towards cyber technology are changing to keep up with the pace of new trends and standards in technology as a whole.