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Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: "Stuxnet" Example
Abstract
In this study, the effects of providing cyber security on national security are examined from a realistic perspective using the example of the Stuxnet virus. It has been stated that the increasing complexity of cyber threats due to technological advances poses serious risks to states' national security. In the study, the critical role of cyber security in protecting national security is emphasized through the Stuxnet attack. The Stuxnet attack is a cyber-attack on the facilities where Iran carried out its nuclear enrichment program in 2010. As a result of this attack, it was revealed that Iran had both interruptions in its nuclear program and a weakness in cyber security. As such, it is underlined that cyber security can affect the international balance of power and the strategic interests of states. From a realist perspective, since ensuring national security requires a resilient defense against cyber threats and vulnerabilities, it has become necessary to consider cyber security as an important parameter in determining national security policies. This study reveals the interdependent relationship between cyber security and national security in this age when cyberspace has become a very important arena for power struggles. Considering these reasons, it has been recommended that states, which realists consider the main actor in the international system, should make investments that will support their cyber security to protect their national security.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
International Security
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 28, 2024
Submission Date
February 26, 2024
Acceptance Date
June 14, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 26 Number: 1
APA
Çetinkaya, Ş., & Terzi, S. (2024). Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: "Stuxnet" Example. Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi, 26(1), 38-51. https://doi.org/10.54627/gcd.1443278
AMA
1.Çetinkaya Ş, Terzi S. Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: "Stuxnet" Example. TJSS. 2024;26(1):38-51. doi:10.54627/gcd.1443278
Chicago
Çetinkaya, Şeref, and Sami Terzi. 2024. “Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: ‘Stuxnet’ Example”. Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi 26 (1): 38-51. https://doi.org/10.54627/gcd.1443278.
EndNote
Çetinkaya Ş, Terzi S (June 1, 2024) Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: "Stuxnet" Example. Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi 26 1 38–51.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Çetinkaya and S. Terzi, “Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: ‘Stuxnet’ Example”, TJSS, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 38–51, June 2024, doi: 10.54627/gcd.1443278.
ISNAD
Çetinkaya, Şeref - Terzi, Sami. “Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: ‘Stuxnet’ Example”. Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi 26/1 (June 1, 2024): 38-51. https://doi.org/10.54627/gcd.1443278.
JAMA
1.Çetinkaya Ş, Terzi S. Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: "Stuxnet" Example. TJSS. 2024;26:38–51.
MLA
Çetinkaya, Şeref, and Sami Terzi. “Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: ‘Stuxnet’ Example”. Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi, vol. 26, no. 1, June 2024, pp. 38-51, doi:10.54627/gcd.1443278.
Vancouver
1.Şeref Çetinkaya, Sami Terzi. Analysing the Effects of Cyber Security on National Security from a Realist Perspective: "Stuxnet" Example. TJSS. 2024 Jun. 1;26(1):38-51. doi:10.54627/gcd.1443278