ABSTRACT
This chapter look at the specific challenges and opportunities cyberspace raises for the security sector through the lens of the private sector. It deals with a brief explanation of how cyberspace works, highlighting the important role of the private sector in bringing to life and shaping the medium. The chapter is concerned with a brief discussion about the state of cybersecurity norms development, identifying emerging norms, and offering some suggestions for their effective implementation. The term cybersecurity has been used in a variety of contexts, often with very different meanings for various communities, governments, and private companies. International norms for cybersecurity – even those whose development is led by states – are clearly being influenced by the private sector. With cybersecurity concerns rising higher among the priorities of policy agendas, governments are increasingly trying their hand at launching multi-stakeholder initiatives with a view to responding more effectively to cyber threats
