CYBER SECURITY AND OTHER DETERMINANTS OF THE INTERNETIZATION OF LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL MAGAZINES

Abstract

The main purpose of this article was to point out the growing importance of the issue of cybersecurityin the use of new Internet media in the development of electronic local and local governmentmagazines. This article identifies the importance and impact of the development of new onlinemedia in the process of digitization of documents and the development of electronic, digital versionsof local and self-government magazines. In the context of the conducted research, the followingresearch thesis was formulated: The development of cybercrime related to the theft of sensitivedata on the Internet defines the need for continuous improvement of cybersecurity techniques andinstruments. Improving the cybersecurity in the use of new Internet media is an important factorin the development of electronic and online local and self-government magazines. New onlinemedia, including social media, have become one of the key factors in the current information andsocial globalization. The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic significantly accelerated the processesof digitization of the economy and the Internetization of remote communication processes. Theconclusions from the conducted research confirm the main research thesis. The analysis proves thatthere is a fundamental relationship between the improvement of cybersecurity techniques and theprocess of digitization and Internetization of the media, including press media. The article indicatesthe growing importance of cybersecurity in the use of new Internet media in the development ofelectronic local and local government magazines. The considerations and results of the analysescontained in the article confirm the thesis that the development of cybercriminal theft of sensitivedata on the Internet forces the need for continuous improvement of cybersecurity techniques andinstruments. Improvement of the cybersecurity in the use of new Internet media also concerns thedevelopment of electronic and online local and self-government magazines. The text shows theimportance of the role of the Coronavirus pandemic, which occurred in March 2020, in acceleratingthe process of the Internetization of journals.