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SECURITATEA CIBERNETICĂ – LATURĂ ACTUALĂ A SECURITĂŢII NAŢIONALE (II)
CYBERSECURITY – CURRENT TOPIC OF NATIONAL SECURITY (II)

Author(s): Cezar Peţa
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Academia de Poliţie »Alexandru Ioan Cuza« Bucureşti
Keywords: cyber security; cybercrime; information; communication.

Summary/Abstract: Specific threats cyberspace is characterized by asymmetry and strong dynamic and global nature, making them difficult to identify and proportionate measures to counteract the impact of risks materializing. These threats arising in a virtual environment, are in all cases the most dangerous, because the moment of attack is the most difficult to predict and its countermeasures may be most often planned and implemented timely.The main target of cyber attacks is to obtain confidential or classified and sometimes the attacks may result in alteration of information in order to create chaos and confusion. The effects these attacks may have can often be disastrous. As technological advances occur in the operation and existence of information infrastructure attacks and cyber incidents would grow exponentially.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 25-32
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English