U.S. Cybersecurity Strategy as One of the Main Directions of National Security Policy of the Country

Abstract

The paper discusses the history of cyber warfare, its essence, basics and origins, the Internet, and technological advances. As well as threats from cyberwar, cyber-attacks, cyber defenses of different countries, viruses, malware and hacker attacks, information warfare, propaganda, disinformation, fake news, security concepts, and challenges. The main topic of the research is cyberwar, as a process following the real conventional war, as well as an alternative version of the war. There are analyzed global security, the role of the United States, and NATO. Based on the research, the paper separates and explains different terms, focusing on the political term “civil cyberwar” presented by discourse analysis based on new circumstances.

Keywords: Cybersecurity, Cyberwarfare, NATO, Security, Strategy, USA