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Facing cyberthreats in a crisis and post-crisis era: Rethinking security services response strategy.
Matthieu J Guitton1,2, Julien Fréchette3
1Faculty of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
Computers in Human Behavior Reports
|April 3, 2023
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war have increased cybersecurity threats, necessitating a global rethink of national security strategies. Repositioning individual economic identity and enhancing coordination are key to optimizing cybersecurity responses.
Area of Science:
- Cybersecurity
- National Security
- Information Security
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated digital transformation, increasing reliance on technology for individuals, corporations, and governments.
- The Russia-Ukraine war highlighted evolving cyberthreats, including data integrity issues, identity theft, industrial espionage, and foreign cyber-maneuvers.
- Current cybersecurity strategies are insufficient to address the increased magnitude, diversity, and complexity of modern cyberthreats.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the impact of recent global events on cybersecurity for all societal levels.
- To emphasize the need to center individual economic identity within security response frameworks.
- To propose strategies for optimizing law enforcement and inter-agency cybersecurity responses.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of the evolving cybersecurity landscape post-pandemic and geopolitical conflict.
- Development of strategies for law enforcement, including police and counterintelligence, focusing on formation, prevention, and interaction with cybercriminality.
- Exploration of optimizing security response articulation and inter-agency coordination, incorporating non-institutional players.
Main Results:
- Cybersecurity has become a critical national security issue due to increased online activities.
- Existing security measures are inadequate against sophisticated and diverse cyberthreats.
- A shift towards prioritizing individual economic identity and enhanced inter-agency collaboration is crucial.
Conclusions:
- Governments must globally reassess and adapt national security services' response strategies to emerging cyberthreats.
- Optimizing cybersecurity requires a multi-faceted approach including individual protection, law enforcement enhancement, and collaborative efforts.
- Integrating non-institutional players and fostering coordination are vital for effective cybersecurity in the post-crisis era.
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