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Cyber Security Risks
The risks related to cyber security should realistically be determined in order for
the strategic cyber-security actions to be determined in the best way. With the
current know-how, the primary risk elements related to ICT systems in Turkey
are listed below;
1. The threat is asymmetrical as cyber space provides opportunities of
anonymity and deniability for attacks on information systems and data,
and the tools and knowledge required for attacks are often cheap and easy
to get, and anyone or any systems across the world can participate in
cyber-attacks, either knowingly or unknowingly.
2. Any information system can harm another due to the structure of the
cyber space that is open to integrated and uninterrupted communication
and due to the malware and other similar threat agents existing in the
cyber space.
3. Most of the critical services to the populations today are provided and
managed by information systems.
4. Most of the information systems of critical infrastructures are accessible
through the Internet,
5. There is a lack of national awareness on the subject, in spite of the fact
that cyber security at the national level can only be maintained by the
contribution of all the citizens,
National Cyber Security Strategy and 2013-2014 Action Plan
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