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Enhancing Cyber Resilience in the Digital Town of the Future under EU's Cybersecurity Regulations

Kruse, Lars (2025) Enhancing Cyber Resilience in the Digital Town of the Future under EU's Cybersecurity Regulations.

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Abstract:The increasing frequency and severity of cyberattacks in public administration underscore the need for enhanced cyber resilience in digital cities. This thesis focuses on mid-sized towns and investigates how their cyber resilience can be improved by becoming compliant with key European Union regulations and which capabilities are required to reach compliance. Based on a structured literature review and a conceptual framework, the study identifies five core administrative capabilities: personnel capability, training capability, technological capability, financial capability, and organizational capability. A thematic framework analysis was used to map the actual requirements of selected EU Acts with these capabilities and discover synergies and conflicts among them, which led to a distinction between two types of capabilities, namely strategic and operational capabilities. The findings were validated by semi-structured interviews with experts from the field. The thesis concludes with a proposal for a refined capability-based model for cyber resilience in digital towns, bridging the gap between legal obligations and operational readiness.
Item Type:Essay (Bachelor)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:85 business administration, organizational science
Programme:International Business Administration BSc (50952)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106865
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