Read RCC Study: “New Virtual Battlefield – How to Prevent Online Radicalization in the Cyber Security Realm of the Western Balkans"

12.12.2018

Photo: Cover page of RCC Study: A NEW VIRTUAL BATTLEFIELD How to prevent online radicalisation in the cyber security realm of the Western Balkans (2018). Download link: https://goo.gl/wZEwAL

Study “New Virtual Battlefield – How to Prevent Online Radicalization in the Cyber Security Realm of the Western Balkans”  was officially presented at the regional security conference held on December 6 in Istanbul.

Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) commissioned a study on cyber security and online radicalization entitled “A NEW VIRTUAL BATTLEFIELD - How to prevent online radicalisation in the cyber security realm of the Western Balkans “.

The main objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of the situation regarding the cyber security in the Western Balkan Six (WB6) economies but also offers recommendations for enhancement cyber security and prevention of online radicalisation on regional and national levels.

The study contains two chapters: Cyber Security in the Western Balkans, and Online Radicalization in the Western Balkans. The first Chapter focuses on traditional cyber security concerns, while the 2nd one aims at expanding the understanding of cyber security beyond traditional narrow perspective by including information operations, with a focus on online radicalization.

This study has been funded by the European Union (EU) within the IPA II 2016 Regional Action on P/CVE in the Western Balkans.

DOWNLOAD STUDY: New Virtual Battlefield – How to Prevent Online Radicalization in the Cyber Security Realm of the Western Balkans

----

DOWNLOAD SUMMARY of the study "A NEW VIRTUAL BATTLEFIELD - How to prevent online radicalisation in the cyber security realm of the Western Balkans"

Summary of the Study on Cyber Security (and Online Radicalisation) in the Western Balkans is an addition to Regional Cooperation Council’s study “A NEW VIRTUAL BATTLEFIELD - How to prevent online radicalisation in the cybersecurity realm of the Western Balkans, commissioned by the RCC and funded by the European Union (EU) within the IPA II 2016 Regional Action on P/CVE in the Western Balkans.

The brochure provides global and regional online environment overview, tackles the most important data, terms, statistics, strategies and challenges within the cybersecurity and online radicalization, presents breakdown of key data per each of Western Balkans Six economies and features recommendations for enhancement of cyber security and prevention of online radicalisation on regional and national levels.