Towards a Contemporary Definition of Cybersecurity

TL;DR

This paper aims to establish a comprehensive, multidisciplinary definition of cybersecurity by analyzing current scholarly perspectives and proposing a unified framework to better understand and address emerging cyber threats.

Contribution

It offers a new, inclusive definition of cybersecurity that integrates various disciplines and provides a framework for analyzing cyber protection activities.

Findings

Proposes a unified, multidisciplinary definition of cybersecurity.

Highlights the importance of an inclusive framework for cyber defense.

Aims to improve understanding and response to cyber challenges.

Abstract

The report provides an intricate analysis of cyber security defined in contemporary operational digital environments. An extensive literature review is formed to determine how the construct is reviewed in modern scholarly contexts. The article seeks to offer a comprehensive definition of the term "cybersecurity" to accentuate its multidisciplinary perspectives. A meaningful concise, and inclusive dimension will be provided to assist in designing scholarly discourse on the subject. The report will offer a unified framework for examining activities that constitute the concept resulting in a new definition; "Cybersecurity is the collection and concerting of resources including personnel and infrastructure, structures, and processes to protect networks and cyber-enabled computer systems from events that compromise the integrity and interfere with property rights, resulting in some extent of the loss." The encapsulation of the interdisciplinary domains will be critical in improving understanding and response to emerging challenges in cyberspace.