One of the challenges in cybersecurity is that by its nature cyberspace does not easily conform to traditional borders and lines of demarcation between foreign and domestic threats, military and criminal threats, or between defense and homeland security responsibilities. Recalling the paradigms discussed in Module 1, the approach taken to cybersecurity can influence the tools used. The United States policy has evolved from responding to threats to critical infrastructure to advanced cybercrime and considerations of cyberwarfare. The lines are thus blurred between DHS and DOD. This discussion gives you an opportunity to assess the lines. Consider the criminal legal authorities granted to DHS that are precluded to DOD. How do the intelligence agencies fit into the picture?

Question

After reading: https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/20101013-dod-dhs-cyber-moa.pdf

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses granted by the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense on Cybersecurity. In addition, identify and explain what changes and improvements to the memorandum you would recommend to the Secretaries of these departments.