CyberBRICS: Cybersecurity Regulations in the BRICS Countries
CyberBRICS: Cybersecurity Regulations in the BRICS Countries
Editor: Luca Belli
Publisher: Springer Cham
Publication Year: 2021
About this Book
CyberBRICS: Cybersecurity Regulations in the BRICS Countries presents the first comprehensive, comparative exploration of how Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are shaping the global cybersecurity landscape. Developed through the CyberBRICS research initiative, the book provides an analytical framework designed to map regulatory environments, identify emerging best practices, and propose informed policy recommendations across all essential dimensions of cybersecurity governance.
The work examines five key dimensions—data protection, consumer protection, cybercrime, public order, and cyberdefense—offering a multidimensional view of how each BRICS country conceptualizes and implements its cybersecurity strategies. By analyzing legal norms, institutional structures, and policy developments, the chapters illuminate differing models of Internet governance, from Russia’s growing “Internet sovereignization,” to India’s fragmented regulatory architecture, China’s state-centric cybersecurity approach, Brazil’s evolving data protection ecosystem, and South Africa’s gradual movement toward best practices.
The BRICS were selected not only because of their economic and geopolitical influence but also because they represent the next frontier of global Internet expansion. As digital connectivity increases across these nations, their policy decisions will shape the experiences of billions of users, influence international digital standards, and impact global markets, technologies, and innovation environments.
This book is an essential resource for researchers, students, regulators, entrepreneurs, and digital policy professionals seeking to understand how cybersecurity frameworks are emerging in some of the world’s most dynamic and rapidly developing digital economies. Its comparative approach offers critical insights into the evolving geopolitics of cyberspace and the future of global digital governance.
Contents
CyberBRICS: A Multidimensional Approach to Cybersecurity for the BRICS — Luca Belli
Dimensions of Cybersecurity in Brazil — Daniel Oppermann
Data Protection and Cybersecurity Legislation of the Russian Federation in the Context of the "Sovereignization" of the Internet in Russia — Andrey Shcherbovich
Cybersecurity and Data Protection Regulation in India: An Uneven Patchwork — Anja Kovacs
Cybersecurity Policies in China — Min Jiang
Cybersecurity in South Africa: Towards Best Practices — Sagwadi Mabunda
BRICS Countries to Build Digital Sovereignty — Luca Belli
