Desecuritising cybersecurity: towards a societal approach

Burton, J. W.; Lain, Clare

doi:10.1080/23738871.2020.1856903

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“…In our hypotheses, These factors are human life variables that are not limited to meeting the basic and essential needs for surviving, but it goes beyond it to include everything to improve the quality of human life and its distinction from other creatures, such as mental and personal components both emotional and social, with the ability to think and social relationships that it includes religious beliefs, cultural and civilization values, and financial and economic conditions, every person can determine the thing that brings him happiness and satisfaction in life, so it must be in life that the human being is something of quality and the adolescence stage in which the adolescent passes with having physical and personal developments and changes are affected by the previous stages, and it is a multiple stage as the adolescent grows physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and professionally (Quayyum et al, 2021). Burton and Lain (2020) discussed the theory that is assumed the conditions of anonymity or isolation in computer communication enhance social character and strong group-based ties. In the deficiency of classifying personal data identity, the social identity model theory of the effects of individuation confirms that individuals minimize their personal characteristics and highlight the social character they share with their buddies in virtual communication.…”

Section: Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Engineering and Awareness Fr...mentioning

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Cybersecurity awareness factors among adolescents in Jordan: Mediation effect of cyber scale and personal factors

AlSobeh

Alazzam

Shatnawi

et al. 2023

ONLINE J COMMUN MEDIA TECHNOL

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Cybersecurity for Jordanians’ adolescents/teens has become a complicated phenomenon representing complex socio-technical concerns for the personalities of adolescents in Jordanian society. Recent cyberattacks have had a significant impact on teens in Jordan, both personally and in terms of their quality of life. As such, it is important to develop strategies to increase cybersecurity awareness among teens in Jordan. This research was conducted in both planned and random areas in Jordan, with the aim of understanding the differences in risk-aware cultures and teens’ opinions and activities after introducing cybersecurity awareness in cyberspace. The study was based on 400 responses, and numerous statistical analyses were applied to the responses from each area, including the validity and reliability test, feasibility test of a variable, correlation test, and carried out using SPSS. Moreover, multiple coefficients of determination, hypothesis testing and partial statistical tests were carried out. The research hypotheses indicate that there is a mediation effect of the cyber scale and personal factors (planned/random) with a 76% acceptance rate. This suggests that understanding the significant association between the cyber scale and the quality-of-life scale is important, and that effective cyber-risk management is critical to realizing the importance of cybersecurity awareness. As such, it is recommended that national cybersecurity programs be launched in all sectors in Jordan. Overall, this research highlights the importance of increasing cybersecurity awareness among teens in Jordan. It is essential that teens are educated on the risks associated with cyberattacks, and that effective strategies are developed to protect them from such attacks. By doing so, teens in Jordan can be better equipped to protect themselves and their society from the dangers of cyberattacks.

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Section: Cybersecurity Awareness: Social Engineering and Awareness Fr...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Cybersecurity awareness factors among adolescents in Jordan: Mediation effect of cyber scale and personal factors

AlSobeh

Alazzam

Shatnawi

et al. 2023

ONLINE J COMMUN MEDIA TECHNOL

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“…The fact that the core and the bulk of the EU cybersecurity-related recommendations point to policy gaps or integration weaknesses highlights a problem that is easier to solve than the lack or fragility of core assets and skills. It also explains why the main EU initiatives under the "cyber diplomacy" [6,14] framework of action(s) are a pillar K component of the solution 5 ; rather than only relying on sanctions, cyber diplomacy is a scheme to facilitate dialogue between those stakeholders who are capable of filling the policy and integration gaps for coordinated European cybersecurity and cyber defense [30]. As Josep Borell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, put it: "Beyond strengthening our own cyber resilience, it is in the European DNA to prioritize cooperation and dialogue (...).…”

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“…Furthermore, the concept of cybersecurity has evolved over the same timeframe: From an original focus on technological weaknesses preventing the EU Member States and the private sector from extracting the potential value from the Internet, it progressively shifted to a broader but more acute concern over: a) Defense and security deficiencies that could harm the "integrity and security of democratic systems" [12, p. 23] and challenge the resilience of essential infrastructure [9][10][11], which should be preserved and protected by all means, especially since the "EU's critical infrastructure and essential services are increasingly interdependent and digitized" [12, p. 5]. b) Detrimental social impact of malicious or criminal use of the Internet [5].…”

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The European framework for cybersecurity: strong assets, intricate history

Salvaggio

González

2022

Int. Cybersecur. Law Rev.

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Over the last decade, the European Union (EU) has demonstrated a consistent determination to promote a global, open, stable, and secure cyberspace for everyone. A structured (and chronological) review of key EU documents, reports, and directives on cybersecurity shows that the recommendations from the relevant EU institutions (Parliament, Commission, Council) have been persistent over time, reiterating the same core issues that seem to not yet have been solved after a decade of debates and experts’ advice. Since at least 2012, EU institutions have identified the two domains that are under constant critical observation for the deployment of a coordinated European cybersecurity approach—gaps in policies and poor integration—while the European fundamentals of cybersecurity (both human and physical) have been consistently seen as an asset rather than a liability. However, the progressive de-professionalization of coding that tends to blur the distinction between amateurs and professionals should not be underestimated, as it furtively introduces a new class of risk related to unverified or circularly certified skills. It is therefore recommended that the regulatory framework is expanded to better govern the accreditation/certification of professional cybersecurity experts as well.

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“…As argued by many studies, shaping cybersecurity discourses around threats to CNIs has been instrumental in militarising 'cyberspace', which in turn, hindered the emergence of security approaches that consider the wider societal implications of cyberthreats (Burton and Lain 2020). That is to say, the scope of the cybersecurity challenge should not be reduced to the threat of one big incident, crises or disaster.…”

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Securing higher education against cyberthreats: from an institutional risk to a national policy challenge

Fouad

2021

Journal of Cyber Policy

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This article problematises the understudied nature of cybersecurity in the higher education sector as an area of research and policy analysis, despite the exponential rise in cyberthreats against colleges and universities worldwide, particularly following the Covid-19 pandemic. It explains how the peculiarities of higher education as a target for cyberthreats are often overlooked due to the dominance of high-profile cyber incidents as opposed to mundane, everyday threats in policymaking and academic discourses on cybersecurity. In contrast to some studies that approach cyberthreats against educational institutions and technologies as an information technology (IT) issue in which risks are transferred to targeted institutions, this article explores the complexities of securing higher education against cyberthreats as a national policy challenge that requires national strategies and policies to address. This sectoral approach to cybersecurity also discusses possible measures that governments can adopt to improve the higher education sector's resilience against cyberthreats and to better prepare for the inherent security vulnerabilities that come with increasing digitisation.

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Desecuritising cybersecurity: towards a societal approach

Cited by 20 publications

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Cybersecurity awareness factors among adolescents in Jordan: Mediation effect of cyber scale and personal factors

Cybersecurity awareness factors among adolescents in Jordan: Mediation effect of cyber scale and personal factors

The European framework for cybersecurity: strong assets, intricate history

Securing higher education against cyberthreats: from an institutional risk to a national policy challenge

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