Cyber-Attacks From the Political Economy Perspective and Turkey

Abstract

Since cyber-attacks involve a wide range of actions, they are subject to various definitions and classification. As some of the attacks cover stealing data and information, some of them prevent the whole system from working. Some attacks are connected to political conflicts while others are caused by economic or social tensions. Due to the developments in new communication technologies, the espionage activities which were held by the governments previously have been also occurring in civil organizations. Espionage activities for political reasons as well as economic motivations can cause big damage. The fact that individuals and organizations do not take the necessary measures makes them easily the target of these attacks. While the problem is analyzing with a holistic approach, the need to examine the relations between institutions, social relations, information and hegemony from a moral point of view due to the concentration of constantly changing and developing technology on certain hands have precisely made this article necessary to deal with a critical economic political approach.

International Perspective on Securing Cyberspace Against Terrorist Acts

“…Attacks may be motivated by political unrest or social or economic problems. Cyberattacks can even involve espionage that promotes political and financial agendas (Karlidag & Bulut, 2020).…”