Challenges of Iraqi National Security in Confronting Cyber Terrorism and Ways to Strengthen it

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to identify and understand the challenges of Iraqi national security in confronting cyber terrorism and work to provide the most important ways to enhance cyber security in Iraq.

Methodology: To understand the research hypothesis and answer the questions raised in the problem, the study used systems analysis and inductive approaches.

Results: The study explained many results were reached, including Iraq's measures in enhancing cyber security are still below the required level, especially at the level of national legislation. The existence of a national cyber security strategy represents the first positive step to improving Iraqi national cyber security, but there is a need for regular updates and reviews of that strategy.

Conclusions: The technological and information development that the world is witnessing today has led to the dominance of open space in the absence of centralization responsible for organizing power within cyberspace, which has made society subject to many digital threats. Therefore, urgent and thoughtful mechanisms must be found to preserve society's security and the state's national security from aggressive actions and espionage carried out by terrorist groups.