Should governments require cybersecurity tool audits before being deployed to protect and monitor critical infrastructure? Survey

1.1) How familiar are you with the concepts of algorithmic fairness and bias as they relate to cybersecurity tools?(Required.)

Other (please specify)

2.2) Please rate your level of agreement with the following statement: “Governments should be required to deploy pre-assessment of fairness and bias before deploying cybersecurity tools used to protect critical infrastructure.”(Required.)

3.3) In your opinion, what is the most significant barrier to conducting fairness and bias assessments on critical infrastructure cybersecurity tools? (Select all that apply)

1. Difficulty defining “fairness” in a cybersecurity context

2. Lack of standardized assessment methods or tools

3. High cost or resource requirements

4. Potential for performance degradation of security tools

5. Concern over proprietary and classified information

6. Lack of clear government policy or regulations

Other (please specify)

4.4) Do you believe that applying fairness and bias assessments could improve the effectiveness or reliability of cybersecurity tools in critical infrastructure?(Required.)

1. Yes, it would likely lead to improvement

2. No, it would not have a significant impact 3. Uncertain

3. Uncertain

4. It would likely hinder effectiveness

5.5) In your view, who should be primarily responsible for conducting these assessments? (Select one)

1. Government agencies

2. Cybersecurity tool vendors

3. A collaborative effort between stakeholders

Other (please specify)

7.2) The benefits of fairness assessments outweigh the costs for critical infrastructure protection

8.3) Requiring fairness assessments before deployment would increase trust in AI-based cybersecurity tools.

Should governments require cybersecurity tool audits before being deployed to protect and monitor critical infrastructure?

Pre fairness and bias assessments on cybersecurity tools