Polityka informacyjna i cyberbezpieczeństwa w Estonii i Łotwie w drugiej i na początku trzeciej dekady XXI wieku
Information and cybersecurity policy in Estonia and Latvia in the second and early third decade of the 21st century

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the solutions introduced by Estonia and Latvia to make the digital infrastructure they use to carry out state information policy and deliver public services more secure. The study aims to analyze the implemented regulations and assess their efficiency. The thesis of the article is that the authorities of both countries prioritize efforts to ensure cyber security. To achieve the aim of the study and to confirm the thesis, the following measures were helpful: 1.findings based on direct observations and field research; 2. analysis of sources and existing data along with a systematic literature review (Fink, 2005: 17) and the institutional and legal method consisting inthe study of normative acts (Żebrowski 2012: 32-33) in order to analyze changes occurring in the legal order. This is a review article, and it is organized as follows: analysis of the key issues related to the shapeof information policy implemented by Estonia and Latvia through the media; presentation of activitiesrelated to strengthening cyber security; conclusions.The analysis shows that Estonia and Latvia operate effectively in the digital sphere, but it requires ongoing monitoring of the destabilizing actions performed by Russia, their largest neighbor. The information policies of both countries take into account the preservation of relations between national minorities and their countries of residence. Actions taken by the Estonian and Latvian authorities in the area of cyber security have been ongoing for a long time and they represent a strategy whose effects are well reflected in the media sphere. The strategy awaits full implementation to ensure an increasingly higher level of cybersecurity.

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