Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.46672/zsl.7.8.11

Cybersecurity as key determinant of national security of the Republic of Croatia

Damir Prskalo orcid.org/0000-0003-1922-6248 ; Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This paper elaborates on what cybersecurity is and why it is becoming a key determinant of national security of the Republic of Croatia. The paper is divided into several units; after the introduction, the second part explains the key concepts, namely national security, cyberspace, and cybersecurity. The third part of the paper deals with the classification of threats, i.e. the types of threats to cybersecurity; cyberwarfare, cyberterrorism, cyberespionage, and cybercrime. The last part of the paper deals with cyber-attacks on state institutions and economic entities in the Republic of Croatia, with an example of attacks that occurred.

Keywords

cybersecurity; national security; Republic of Croatia; cyberspace

Hrčak ID:

294123

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/294123

Publication date:

30.12.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 1.457 *