Cyber security is a difficult task to take on. I am trying to carry out cyber security, many lawmakers are trying to create policies and build infrastructure that support our need of security in that area. It is difficult however, because cyber security and the Internet are an ever-changing thing. Creating a policy this year for software developed this year will not be applicable the next year or maybe even in a few months or weeks. Another reason why creating policies for cyber security is so difficult is that the rules in cyberspace are completely different than that of the physical world. This is not to be mistaken for social rules, but rather the physics and math of cyberspace. In an article written by Michael Daniel, he says: “The nodal nature of a white speed network means that concepts like distance, borders, and proximity all operate differently, which has profound implications for security. First with distance is greatly reduced, threats can literally come from anywhere and from any actor. Second, the borders in cyberspace don’t follow the same lines we have imposed on the physical world; instead, they were marked by routers, firewalls, and other gateways. Proximity is a matter of who’s connected along what paths, not their physical location.” Because of this, are physical world models simply will not work in cyberspace. For example, in the physical world, the federal government is assigned the task of border security. However, given the physics of cyberspace, everyone’s network is at the border. This makes it extremely difficult to carry out and maintain any working policy within the cyber security world. Lawmakers and other officials will have to work harder and smarter to try to figure out the best way to go about creating these necessary policies. They will need to think outside of the box to account for the ever-changing nature of cyberspace.