Cybersecurity, State, and Law: A look from the scientific literature

Abstract

The degree of vulnerability to cyberspace threats sometimes goes unnoticed; however, it currently involves States worldwide; the study's objective is to know the policies and programs on cybersecurity that the States have implemented, as well as the knowledge about cybersecurity that the population has. Through a systematic review of the literature, 50 articles from the Scopus database were analyzed; the analysis method was based on the five international pillars established by the International Telecommunications Union. It was found that states are responding through policies and programs that allow the population's knowledge of cybersecurity; in addition to identifying ways to reinforce it. The work of the United States and the United Kingdom stands out, they show significantly positive progress. It is concluded that most countries in the study are still evaluating their population on Cybersecurity issues. No studies could be identified that present training plans oriented to the stages of basic education, this population being identified as vulnerable. It is expected that Latin American countries will soon begin their research on cybersecurity policies. During the process of this paper, no studies from this region were identified.