01547nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001800054700001500072245008100087856008000168520115100248022001401399       2015                            d  c2015-101 aUS University1 aMax Manley00aCyberspace's dynamic duo: Forging a cybersecurity public-private partnership  uhttps://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1478&context=jss3 aAs of 2015, cyber threats have become more prevalent due to high-profile cases like the Target, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Home Depot, and Sony Entertainment breaches. In order to prevent what former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta characterized as a "Cyber Pearl Harbor," the US government has to engage the private sector in order to build a solid public-private partnership (PPP) for cybersecurity. For there to be a successful cybersecurity PPP between the US government and the private sector, there must be a PPP founded on a model composed of four essential elements: a high level of trust between the public and private entities that corresponds to a mutual belief in the positive gains of both partners; clear baseline guidance imposed from legislation, which should be reinforced with government training and financial incentives; a bottom-up structural approach for efficient operations that allows for more autonomy at lower levels on local needs and resources; and, gaining influential community involvement in the formation of PPPs from all levels of the participating organizations, as well as civil leadership and the general public.  a1944-0464