SECURITY IN ABSTRACT, SECURITY WITHOUT BORDERS? TRENDS IN THE STUDY OF CYBERSECURITY AND CYBERDEFENSE

Abstract

While digital technology brings significant economic and social benefits to much of the population, issues such as unequal access to the Internet, the lack of a global system of technology governance and cyber insecurity pose a significant risk to international security. The lack of global technology governance and the presence of cyber security blind spots increase the risk of fragmented cyberspace and competing technology regulations. All this leads us to say that we live in a world without borders in terms of cybersecurity. Because of this alarming situation, we will try to identify the main cybersecurity challenges, which represent an alarming risk to international peace and security. First, we will address the threat posed by cyberattacks, cyber privacy, cybercrime and cyberwar. We will then move on to systemic risk and resilience, the “security of things” and critical infrastructure protection. Finally, we will analyze the new rules of collaboration and the implications of cybersecurity issues in international law. All of this will be done taking into account the actual international political situation.