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Cybersecurity in Municipal Administrations – Risks, Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Increasing Resilience

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines cybersecurity in municipal administrations as a key component of administrative security and sustainable functioning of public services. The main cyber threats, vulnerabilities and factors affecting the level of protection of information resources are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the management and assessment of cyber risk, the protection of critical information assets and the role of the human factor. An author's Model 5K for municipal cyber resilience has been developed, combining identification, assessment, protection, monitoring and resilience. The proposed approaches are aimed at incident prevention, effective response and restoration of municipal information systems and services.

Source: Journal Scientific and Applied Research

DOI: 10.46687/jsar.v31i1.497

Author: Iliana Simeonova

Institution: Shumen University

Language: English

Topic: Information and Cyber Security

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W7225323553

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