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Cyber Literacy in Post-Digital Era as Part of National

Security

By Aliaksei Hapeyeu, master’s degree student from Shandong University

Cyberspace in post-digital era has become not only a tool, but also a domain where people live, work,
and relax. It is not bad because the development of cyber technologies underlies current progress.
However, risks go hand-in-hand with opportunities. Systems interdependently connect to one another,
which increases the vulnerability of disruption to whole networks. The hostile states and non-state actors
may use the advantage of cheap storing and transmitting information for their own purposes.
Furthermore, access to the Internet and its faculties is becoming easier (Nus.edu.sg, 2020). The diffusion
of power is happening now and gives some actors incredible power to influence people's mind and shape
the national role and values — the core elements of national security. The purpose of this paper is to
point the problem zones of current cyber space, connect it with national security, and focus on the
necessity of deep research of this phenomenon.

We consider the following questions: 1) What is post-digital era? 2) What is cyber literacy and it's
connection to post-digital era? 3) What is the significance of cyber literacy in national security strategy?

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