ИНДИКАТОРИ САЈБЕР ПРЕТЊИ: АНАЛИЗА ИНДЕКСА ГЛОБАЛНЕ САЈБЕР БЕЗБЕДНОСТИ
CYBER THREATS INDICATORS: THE ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY INDEX

Author(s): Ivan R. Dimitrijević, Ana Paraušić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Communication studies, Security and defense, Hybrid Warfare
Published by: Institut za strategijska istraživanja
Keywords: cyber threats; cyber security; Global Cybersecurity Index
Summary/Abstract: The importance of networks, devices, and services for information and communication technologies (ICT) today is obvious and crucial for regular functioning of almost all of the world countries. Around half of the world population has used the Internet in 2016, and it is estimated that by 2020 around 12 billion devices will be connected online, directly or via other devices. It is clear that there is a causal relation between the growth of information and communication technologies and their illegal or malicious use. This is the reason why almost every country in the world developed strategies for raising the level of their cyber security. However, there are still big differences between countries regarding the awareness, understanding, knowledge, and capacities for implementation of appropriate strategies and programs so that appropriate use of ICT is secured. That is why the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), together with partners from public-private and private sectors, as well as with academia, has built the Global Cybersecurity Index (CGI). The key goal of the Index is capacity-building on national, regional, and international levels through assessment of the level of countries’ engagement regarding the cyber security, as well as the development of the best practices examples list that could be used in countries which need support in this area. The GCI started in 2014, when the first research was conducted among the ITU member-states, and it is based on so-called five pillars making the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (CGA). In our analysis, we will use the data and reports from the International Telecommunication Union, and besides the Global Cybersecurity Index 2014 and Global Cybersecurity Index 2017, we will use individual cybersecurity profiles of the European ITU member-states, with focus on the Republic of Serbia. We will analyze which threats are recognized in the cybersecurity area, and how are the ITU memberstates prepared for dealing with these threats.

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