01229nas a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260001500042100002100057245009000078856005700168520086800225022001401093       2016                            d  c2017-01-171 aAgnija Tumkevič00aCYBERSECURITY IN CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE: FROM IDENTIFYING RISKS TO COUNTERING THREATS  uhttps://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/BJPS/article/view/10337/03 aStates’  approaches  to  cybersecurity  can  be  divided  into  two  categories:  those  that  regard  cybersecurity  as  a  civilian  task;  and  those  that  involve  their  militaries  in  creating  or  implementing  cybersecurity  policies. Those states that have incorporated cyberwarfare into their military planning and organization perceive cyberattacks as a threat to their national security, while states that charge their civilian agencies with domestic cybersecurity missions classify cyber intrusions as security risks for only particular sectors. Adopting the framework of securitization theory, this article theorizes both civil and military approaches to cybersecurity and threat perceptions and their sources. The theoretical framework is then applied to a study of the cybersecurity policies of Central European countries and the Baltic States  a2335-2337