Case study of Peruvian Cyber Security

an overview of its political and strategic configurations

Abstract

Introduction: This study, in the political-strategic field, seeks to understand the aspects that are consolidated in the panorama of political and strategic configurations, of Peruvian cyber security, as well as the elements and agents influenced. Method: From the guidelines of qualitative research, the applied research methodology was the case study and content analysis, having analyzed through the MAXQDA software: 36 digitalized official documents, 02 interviews and 07 semi-structured questionnaires - individual to Peruvian experts from the public, private and academic sectors. Results: From the social sciences approach, we analyze the relationships of the elements and agents conceived in the Peruvian cyber security initiatives. Examining the existing repercussions through thematic analysis and geopolitical, geoeconomic and sociocultural particularities. Therefore, the study strengthens the understanding of complex phenomena, which were not evident in the corpus studied. As part of the methodological process, we expanded our conception of 07 aspects. Noting that the "Sociocultural and Organizational Aspect" is the most relevant for the purposes of Peruvian cybersecurity policy and strategies. Conclusions: The study allowed the construction of various types of analysis that facilitated the visualization of the codes and thematic categories, which added to the conceptual base and the theories of the subject; The theoretical implications were offered, amplifying for the Peruvian case, the conception of its policies and strategies in cyber security.