Classification and Analysis of Cyberattacks in the Western Balkans Countries - with a focus on the treatment of policy violations and strategies that states use to protect against attacks
Date Issued
2023-02-13
Author(s)
Mollakuqe, Elissa
DOI
10.21203/rs.3.rs-2564187/v1
Abstract
Rapid technological developments have also affected the countries of
the Balkans, where as a result many hackers and other attackers have attempted
to attack computer systems and data in these countries as well. The initial attacks
that directed you to these places were "phishing" attacks where there was an
attempt to suspend the work of online systems, especially in Public Institutions.
But over time, especially in the last 3 years, the biggest attacks belong to DDoS
attacks, which have caused many problematic situations and an instability of the
systems in these countries. Cyber attacks are normal in the era we live in now,
but the reasons for these attacks still vary from the most diverse, such as: political
blackmail, blackmail of other kinds or even blackmail for monetary benefits. Our
research considers 7 countries of the Balkans: Kosovo, North Macedonia,
Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzergovina, and Croatia. The main
analysis focuses on the treatment of policies to protect against cyber attacks and
strategies that these countries have with the aim of protecting against cyber
attacks, which were on a large scale during the last period. All data has been
collected during real time and the countries are ranked according to the level of
exposure to the risk. The purpose of this research is to know the current situation
in the Balkans and to identify the types of attacks directed at these countries, also
some investigations into the current strategies have been proposed. The paper
uses methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative methods, as well.
the Balkans, where as a result many hackers and other attackers have attempted
to attack computer systems and data in these countries as well. The initial attacks
that directed you to these places were "phishing" attacks where there was an
attempt to suspend the work of online systems, especially in Public Institutions.
But over time, especially in the last 3 years, the biggest attacks belong to DDoS
attacks, which have caused many problematic situations and an instability of the
systems in these countries. Cyber attacks are normal in the era we live in now,
but the reasons for these attacks still vary from the most diverse, such as: political
blackmail, blackmail of other kinds or even blackmail for monetary benefits. Our
research considers 7 countries of the Balkans: Kosovo, North Macedonia,
Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzergovina, and Croatia. The main
analysis focuses on the treatment of policies to protect against cyber attacks and
strategies that these countries have with the aim of protecting against cyber
attacks, which were on a large scale during the last period. All data has been
collected during real time and the countries are ranked according to the level of
exposure to the risk. The purpose of this research is to know the current situation
in the Balkans and to identify the types of attacks directed at these countries, also
some investigations into the current strategies have been proposed. The paper
uses methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative methods, as well.