The short arm of predictive knowledge refers to the idea that there is no way to know the consequences that will be faced in the future for current actions. Ultimately, the cyber policy aims to reduce risk within engineering systems, and while risk can not be eliminated it can be managed. Given ever-growing technology, the approach to the development of cyber policy should go hand in hand with the law and ethics which must continuously adapt in order to properly address current concerns.  A criminal justice approach can be taken to properly define crimes within cyber-policy. There are several approaches to take when defining various types of cybercrime, six include defining cybercrime from a harm orientation (focusing on who was hurt instead of how illegal the act was), an ethnic orientation, (if the behavior is criminal or ethical), a social constructionist perspective (emphasis on how definitions of cyber offenses came to be), a deviance perspective (would focus on behaviors being defined as abnormal instead of legal prohibitions), a white-collar crime orientation( attention on crimes that were committed during work), and a workplace deviance orientation (an activity that may go against employee rules but aren’t illegal.)

 There must be modifications to current systems, planned upgrades, and evolution of systems. This consistent change in technology almost calls for an ethical reset. A call to action to ensure laws properly establish appropriate behavior-within personal activities and the workplace, clearly define terms and relationships between victims and offenders. It is important to have clear rules, guidelines, and definitions to ensure there is justice and so that the overall public can feel reasonably safe whether physically out in public or utilizing technology. This requires group effort and cooperation from aspects of cybersecurity and engineering because safety and security are top priorities for citizens and data that vary in vulnerability.