Emerging Cyber Security Threats: India’s Concerns and Options

Abstract

Siber gücün, ekonomik kaynaklar ve siyasi irade gibi geleneksel yönlerle birlikte, ulusal gücün önemli bir bileşeni haline geldiğine inanılmaktadır. Bu yöndeki inanç özellikle son yıllardaki terör saldırılarının niteliğiyle oldukça pekişmiş ve siber güvenliğe verilen önem artmıştır. Bu mantığa göre siber gücü en iyi yönetebilecek ve kontrol edebilecek ülke diğerlerinden daha güçlü olacaktır. Bu kapsamda siber terörizm Hindistan'da yeni bir fenomen olarak ortaya çıkmış ve terör saldırılarına ilişkin soruşturmalar siber terörizmin izlerini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Ayrıca, devlet kurumlarının, işletmelerin, ekonomik operasyonların ve askeri işlerin Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojisine (BİT) güvenmesi, siber teknolojinin stratejik hesaplamalara dahil edilmesini gerektirir. Bu nedenle, bu makale, siber güç kapasitesinin oluşturulmasını, bölgedeki deneyim ve insan kaynaklarından yararlanmanın yanı sıra yerel ve küresel siber işbirliğini güçlendirerek Hindistan dış politikasının bir aracı olarak kullanılabileceği üzerinde duruyor.

Keywords

• Siber Savaş
• Siber terörizm
• Hindistan
• Ulusal Güvenlik
• Pakistan

Emerging Cyber Security Threats: India’s Concerns and Options

Abstract

It has been believed that cyber power, along with conventional aspects such as economic resources and political will, is becoming a key component of national power. According to this logic, the country that can best lead and control cyber power would be more powerful than others. Cyber terrorism has arisen as a new phenomenon in India and investigations about terror attacks revealed the cyber terrorism trials. Furthermore, the reliance of government organizations, businesses, economic operations, and military affairs on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) demands the inclusion of cyber technology in strategic calculations. So, this essay recons to building cyber power capacity may be used as a tool of Indian foreign policy, leveraging the experience and human resources in the area, as well as enhancing local and global cyber cooperation.

Keywords

• Cyber Warfare
• Cyber Terrorism
• India
• Pakistan
• National Security

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