THE IMPACT OF CITIZENS’ CYBERSECURITY ON THE STATE SECURITY LEVEL

Abstract

In the heavily computerized world based on networks (e.g., social or computer networks) and IT tools, the level of security of citizens in cyberspace will play an increasingly important role in ensuring state security. In fact, cyber threats may affect not only individual units, but also entire systems composed of diverse components. The purpose of this paper is to indicate what effect the actions taken by citizens in cyberspace have on state security. Therefore, it is necessary to find answers to the following questions: Can citizens significantly affect the level of state security? How can the actions taken by citizens in cyberspace influence the formation of the level of state security? The author used the following research methods in his research: system approach, comparison, inference, analogy, abstraction and generalization.

Keywords

• cyberspace
• cyber threats
• citizen
• security
• state and citizen security