The phenomenon of cyberthreats: cyber-security implications for the Colombian national Army

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyse the cyber threats with the capacity to affect the information security of the Colombian National Army between January 2019 and June 2020, putting national interests and, therefore, national defence at risk. For this purpose, primary information sources have been used, supported by qualitative research techniques, obtained from scientific and academic documents, where the levels of risks derived from cyber attacks were evaluated, establishing the causes that compromised the integrity of information security and the impact generated in the institution. Therefore, it is imperative to integrate cybernetic capacities and specialties with the participation of actors from the private and public, civilian and military sectors, to counteract the vulnerabilities to which the Colombian National Army is exposed with one of its main strategic assets, "Information".