Cyberhot inifrån? En studie om otillåtna registerslagningar, myndighetspersonal och Natomedlemskap
(2024) RÄSK02 20241Department of Sociology of Law
- Abstract
- The ever-increasing digitalization of the world sees the emergence of new threats that result in increasingly high demands on nations regarding the maintenance of national cybersecurity. Meanwhile, recent conflicts in Europe have placed Sweden in a new political security situation where, since March 2024, Swedish NATO membership is now a reality. Despite the significance of national security issues, a high frequency of unauthorized database accesses has been detected within Swedish authorities and have been subsequently dealt with through the Swedish courts. Therefore, this essay aimed to investigate this phenomenon by formulating research questions focusing on perceptions of state employed actors regarding legislation on unauthorized... (More)
- The ever-increasing digitalization of the world sees the emergence of new threats that result in increasingly high demands on nations regarding the maintenance of national cybersecurity. Meanwhile, recent conflicts in Europe have placed Sweden in a new political security situation where, since March 2024, Swedish NATO membership is now a reality. Despite the significance of national security issues, a high frequency of unauthorized database accesses has been detected within Swedish authorities and have been subsequently dealt with through the Swedish courts. Therefore, this essay aimed to investigate this phenomenon by formulating research questions focusing on perceptions of state employed actors regarding legislation on unauthorized access, and potential implication of Sweden’s NATO membership. To achieve the study’s purpose, a qualitative approach was applied, consisting of eight interviews with government personnel, six of whom worked within the police authority, one in a district court, and one in the enforcement authority. The transcripts were analyzed through application of previous research and a theoretical framework consisting of legitimacy theory and new institutional theory. The study’s findings indicated that the occurrence of unauthorized database accesses was expected to adversely affect the legal security and legitimacy of government agencies by reducing public trust. NATO membership was not expected to have any effects on the occurrence of unauthorized database accesses. Notwithstanding, as the threat landscape could change, respondents emphasized the importance of cooperation to strengthen Swedish cybersecurity. It was highlighted that maintaining legality and trust within government operations becomes essential in a changed security policy context. (Less)
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- author
- Antlöv, Clara LU and Johansson Forssén, Julia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- RÄSK02 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- cybersäkerhet, legitimitet, myndighet, Nato, olovlig registerslagning
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9168012
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- 2024-07-09 13:24:47
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abstract = {{The ever-increasing digitalization of the world sees the emergence of new threats that result in increasingly high demands on nations regarding the maintenance of national cybersecurity. Meanwhile, recent conflicts in Europe have placed Sweden in a new political security situation where, since March 2024, Swedish NATO membership is now a reality. Despite the significance of national security issues, a high frequency of unauthorized database accesses has been detected within Swedish authorities and have been subsequently dealt with through the Swedish courts. Therefore, this essay aimed to investigate this phenomenon by formulating research questions focusing on perceptions of state employed actors regarding legislation on unauthorized access, and potential implication of Sweden’s NATO membership. To achieve the study’s purpose, a qualitative approach was applied, consisting of eight interviews with government personnel, six of whom worked within the police authority, one in a district court, and one in the enforcement authority. The transcripts were analyzed through application of previous research and a theoretical framework consisting of legitimacy theory and new institutional theory. The study’s findings indicated that the occurrence of unauthorized database accesses was expected to adversely affect the legal security and legitimacy of government agencies by reducing public trust. NATO membership was not expected to have any effects on the occurrence of unauthorized database accesses. Notwithstanding, as the threat landscape could change, respondents emphasized the importance of cooperation to strengthen Swedish cybersecurity. It was highlighted that maintaining legality and trust within government operations becomes essential in a changed security policy context.}},
author = {{Antlöv, Clara and Johansson Forssén, Julia}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Cyberhot inifrån? En studie om otillåtna registerslagningar, myndighetspersonal och Natomedlemskap}},
year = {{2024}},
}