Cybersecurity Cooperation between Russia and China: Prospects and Problems

Abstract

The problem of cyberthreats is one of the global issues that can be solved only through cooperation between countries, which is due to the borderless nature of the Internet. Considering that cyberspace is based on non-material assets, which are hard to estimate, the authors put forward an index allowing the evaluation of the financial efficiency of state policy in the field of cybersecurity. The authors propose a differentiated approach to cybersecurity, divide it into three basic levels and offer a broader understanding of cybersecurity. Furthermore, the authors conduct a comparative institutional analysis of the cybersecurity systems in Russia and China.

Keywords

• china
• cybersecurity
• digitalization
• russia