Cyber-attacks significantly impact all sectors of the economy, reduce public confidence in e-services, and threaten the development of the economy using information and communication technologies. The security of information systems and electronic services is crucial to each citizen's social and economic well-being, health, and life. As cyber threats continue to grow, developing, introducing, and improving defense mechanisms becomes an important issue.

Cyber Security Policies and Strategies of the World's Leading States is a comprehensive book that analyzes the impact of cyberwarfare on world politics, political conflicts, and the identification of new types of threats. It establishes a definition of civil cyberwarfare and explores its impact on political processes. This book is essential for government officials, academics, researchers, non-government organization (NGO) representatives, mass-media representatives, business sector representatives, and students interested in cyber warfare, cyber security, information security, defense and security, and world political issues. With its comprehensive coverage of cyber security policies and strategies of the world's leading states, it is a valuable resource for those seeking to understand the evolving landscape of cyber security and its impact on global politics. It provides methods to identify, prevent, reduce, and eliminate existing threats through a comprehensive understanding of cyber security policies and strategies used by leading countries worldwide.

Coverage:

The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

Analysis of Virtual Threats
Asymmetric Military Challenges
Asymmetric Threat Phenomenon
Basic Parameters of Conflict Transformation
Combat Mechanisms
Cyber Policy
Cyber Theory in Modern World Politics
Cyber Warfare Development
Hybrid Warfare
Identification of Threats
Main Aspects of Information Security
New Geopolitical Order
New Geostrategic Tasks

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In the book Cyber Security Policies and Strategies of the World’s Leading States, there are reviewed and analyzed the key aspects related to the significance of cybersecurity and cyberwarfare in the world politics and policies of the leading geopolitical players (USA, EU, NATO, China, Russia) in the field of cybersecurity and cyber strategy.

The book can be useful to cyber security specialists, hybrid warfare analysts, and organizations interested in cyber security. It can be used for persons interested in further research, and specialists in the field. The practical significance of the research lies in the possible use of its results during the activities carried out for the development of the legislative framework in the field of national security. Studies and recommendations can be used by the governments of different countries to determine the main directions of the country’s security strategy. The book will provide theoretical and practical assistance to academic circles, the public-political sector, and persons interested in these issues. The materials of the book can be used in civilian and military higher education institutions; During the teaching of social sciences, international relations, and other subjects, for the preparation of lecture courses, in the process of carrying out scientific projects and research on the issues of the mentioned topic. The presented work will also be of great help to undergraduate and graduate students of the university.

– Nika Chitadze

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Nika Chitadze is a specialist in Global and Caucasus geopolitics, World Politics, Human Geography, Democracy/Human Rights, Environmental Security, Combating Terrorism, Energy Security, and strategic affairs. He is currently (from October 2017) the Director of the Center for International Studies and Professor and coordinator of the Doctoral Program at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Direction: International Relations and Politics) at the International Black Sea University (IBSU). He is also President of the George C. Marshall Alumni Union, Georgia – International and Security Research Center. Dr. Chitadze previously served as senior advisor on the National Security Council of Georgia and was Head of the Public Relations Division of the State Agency for Regulation of Oil and Gas Resources of Georgia. He has also held senior positions in the Department of Strategic and Military Policy at the Georgian Ministry of Defense and foreign policy research and analysis center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Dr. Chitadze has received his educational credentials in Georgia (Tbilisi State University and Diplomatic Academy of Georgia) as well as several international higher educational institutions, including the University of Oxford in the UK, George C. Marshall European College for Security Studies (Germany), and several other well-known European educational institutions. He is author of more than 310 researches/articles and seven books on Geopolitics, Human Geography and International Relations.

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