Security & Future
Vol. 8 (2024), Issue 1, pg(s) 22-24

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Regarding Aspects of CyberSecurity and Cyber Defense in the Interaction of National Security Systems to Ensure the Functionality of the National Situation Center and the Crisis Management Center

  • 1 G. S. Rakovski National Defence College, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2 University of National and World Economy /UNWE/, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 3 Future Innovation Labs

Abstract

The report analyzes the needs and requirements of the National Situation Center (NSC) and the Crisis Management Center (CMC) regarding aspects of cyber security and cyber defense. The need for the interaction of the national security systems in crisis management, in order to ensure the functionality of the NSC and the CMC, is substantiated. For this purpose, it is important to define the critical entities in the national security ecosystem and to analyze the interactions between them according to legal documents and agencies and organizational structures of the European Union and Bulgaria. This, in turn, is a prerequisite for achieving effective and timely exchange of information, which will properly support the decision-making process in crisis management. The different types of cyber threats that could affect the operation of national security systems when crises occur, such as disasters, accidents and other crises are taken into account.

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