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theattackseasier.Thereforecomplexanalysisandpreventiontisthekeytodeal
withsecuritythreats.
Duetocommonaccesstotheinternetandothermeansofinformationexchange
thepresentagecanbedescribedasaninformationage.Alloftheinternational
organizationsaswellasvastmajorityofcountriesareadjustingtothechan-
gingenvironmentsbypayingmoreattentiontosecurityofnetworksandgeneral
exchangeofinformation.Cyberattacksarerecognizedasmoreandmoredange-
rousespeciallywhenaimedatcriticalinfrastructure.Itisexplainedbythetypical
forourage,evergrowingdependenceoninformationandcommunicationtech-
nologiesthatraisesthevulnerabilityofthecountryanditscitizenstowardscyber
attacks.Theattacksconductedincyberspacecanbeofvariousnature-starting
fromcriminalorterroristorevenrepresentingaformofwarfaretodestabilize
orparalyzewholecountry.Takingcontrol,interferingorevenstoppingthework
ofcriticalinfrastructureelementsorstrategicbusinessesandcompanieswhich
supportstatebasicfunctions,takingoverstrategicinformationmaythreatenthe
coreofexistenceofagivenstate.
Therearegeneralrecommendationsthatshouldbetakenunderconsideration
whiletalkingaboutdealingwithcybersecuritythreatsinageofglobalization.
Forallactors-states,internationalorganizationandbusiness-informations,
processingproceduresaswellassystemsandnetworksareofcrucialimportance.
Definition,implementation,support,andprovisionaswellasimprovementof
cybersecurityisessentialforstability.Theinformationsystemsareendangeredby
differentthreatsi.e.computerfrauds,espionage,sabotage,vandalismandfires.
Differenttypesofdamagescausedbycomputerbugs,hackerattacksanddenial-
-of-serviceattacks,aremoreandmorefrequentlyobservedastheirhazardousness
andsophisticationareincreasing.
Informationsecurityisimportantfromtheviewpointofcriticalinfrastructure
protectioninprivateandpublicsectors.Inbothoftheminformationsecurityis
importantforserviceavailabilityand,atthesametime,foravoidingormini-
mizingrisks.Growinglevelofinterconnectednessbetweenpublicandprivate
computernetworksaswellasincreasingamountoftheinformationandsour-
cesifitcomewithevergrowingdifficultyofgrantingauthorizedaccesstoit.
Increasingtendencytowardscloudprocessing,outsourcingandcooperationon
nationalandinternationallevels,despiteofbeingveryuseful,createmanynew
risks.Anotherriskistheeasyaccesstointernetorinternetofeverythingand
lowcostofconductingtheattack.Asthecybersecurityenvironmentischanging
rapidlymanyinformationsystemsarenotsecureanymorenotmentioningthat
manyofthemwerenotdesignedtobesafefromthebeginningsincethecreator
couldnothaveimaginedthatcertainkindsofthreatsweretoarise.Thereis
alwaysmanylevelsofwhichonehastotakecareofwhileprovidingsecurity.
