Data leak, critical information infrastructure and the legal options: what does Wikileaks teach us?

• Main Authors: Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ida Madieha, Zulhuda, Sonny, Jarot, Sigit Puspito Wigati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC) 2012
• Subjects: K Law (General); T58.5 Information technology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/27232/1/IJCSDF_2012_Wikileaks.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/27232/; http://sdiwc.net/digital-library/web-admin/upload-pdf/00000312.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The massive data leaks by Wikileaks suggest how fragile a national security is from the perspective of information system and network sustainability. What Wikileaks have done and achieved raises some causes of concern. How do we view such leaks? Are they an act of whistle-blowing or disclosure of go...