Análisis de la influencia del fenómeno del ciberterrorismo en las dinámicas de seguridad de la Unión Europea

Abstract

Cyberterrorism is a new threat for the international security; this phenomenon is the result of different processes in the international system as the globalization, the definition of the concept should be focus in the merge of the cyberspace and the terrorism. This research would provide a clear explanation of the cyberterrorism methods, past actions, means of penetration, current situation and vulnerabilities. The analysis of this threat takes place in the European Union as an actor that has suffered the consequences of cyberterrorism. In the same time the investigation uses the theory of the Regional Security Complex of Barry Buzan with the purpose of explaining the new security threats and the challenges of the European Union to set clear measures to diminish the impact of cyberterrorism.