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In the 21st century, access to the global commons – sea, air, space, and cyberspace – will be contested. The growing interrelationship between operations in each of the global commons puts a premium on cyber security as the key link. Therefore, cyber insecurity is not only a technical problem. Rather, it is a strategic concern as cyber insecurity threatens to rip modern societies off the benefits of accessing the global commons. This paper looks at ways to improve the trustworthiness of cyber infrastructures and cyber-related services. It starts with a discussion of key cyber-related concepts and finds that the lack of agreed definitions is a stumbling block for international collaborative efforts to provide cyber security. Then the paper puts forward a generic framework to analyze cyber vulnerabilities. Against this background the paper concludes by advocating a comprehensive approach to deal with cyber security.