Chapter 6 Cybersecurity of a State
6.1 What is the cybersecurity of a State?
This chapter will be slightly different from the others. We will ask here the question of whether it is possible to hack a State. However, let’s answer the question at once: that yes it is possible, in this age, it can be done. But what does it really mean?
The State can be hacked. If merely due to the fact that more and more elements of the State are being digitized. They are available online – this digitalization is progressing. Therefore, the risks are increasing. But the possibilities, and the nature, of hacking a State can be understood in many ways, at different levels. It can be hacking – with the help of various techniques – of ...
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