Киберсигурност vs. киберпрестъпност: печеливши и губещи
Cybersecurity vs. Cybercrime: winners and losers

Summary/Abstract: The article shares facts related to the increased personal data encroachment on e-system users, the misuse of stolen data, and the apparent helplessness of the responsible institutions and organizations. In order to reveal the scale of cybercrime the author share results from the studies of different teams on the 2018-2019 period. The Bulgarian libraries store valuable information, including personal data. That’s why has been made the brief review about cybersecurity problem in this organizations. Questions are placed on where and how the data is stored and how well they are protected. Libraries database have been found to be particularly vulnerable, and lack of clarity about what is happening in them demonstrates a disparaging attitude. Emphasis is placed on the inability to reach a fair answer to questions about the basic readiness of these organizations, such as: how many libraries offer not only “on-site” but also electronic services; what are the services and how they are maintained; what technologies are used, and what proportion of library staff has high / expert IT skills. The conclusion is that the library system in the country is in miserable state, in chronic shortage and is in a period of survival. Cybersecurity issues are out of ordinary. To discussion the author's suggests opinion that cyberworld has spawned a new elite that has gained strength. We are witnesses to the opposition of two elites, different in origin and power. The traditional elite seeks publicity, and in this publicity demonstrates "ideas", "values", "politics", "power". On the other side is the parallel cyberworld, in which the happening is significantly more dynamic and larger, invisible, relying on the non-standard use of "loopholes" in technology. The cyber-elite seeks anonymity / invisibility, and the general public recognizes only some of their "goals" and "ambitions", "strategies", "ingenuity", and "unconventionality". Even if it is true that who have the power in the traditional world have created cyberspace as a new environment for old actions, today the cyber-fighters are in a winning position on the invisible cyber-battle. In this world, libraries are deep peripheries – they are technologically backward, helpless, surviving. Unfortunately, they are not alone in this situation.

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