Cybersecurity Politics – Conceptualization of the Idea

• Main Author: Marek Górka
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek 2021-03-01
• Series: Polish Political Science Yearbook
• Subjects: cybersecurity policy; cybersecurity; political theory; international relations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15804/ppsy202112

The cybersecurity issue discussed in the paper is seen from the perspective of political science with the indication that the subject under discussion concerns the multifaceted nature of the state’s actions, which consists of political, economic, social, and cultural factors. At the same time, the work also intends to prove that cybersecurity is not only a domain of technology because it is the mentioned aspects that shape the conditions of stable development of the state and its citizens in a space dominated by cyber technology in a much more decisive way. Given the growing role of cybertechnology in almost all areas of human life, its importance also forces and inspires political science to question the shape and model of modern policy, which is significantly evolving under the influence of new technologies. On the one hand, emerging cyber threats reveal the weakness of the state and the dependence of state institutions on cybertechnologies, but on the other hand, existing cyber incidents may also motivate many governments to take action to increase the level of cybersecurity.