Securing E-Governance Communication between Nations, States: A Cross-Border

Abstract

E-governance is crucial in the age of communication revolution to facilitate enhanced communication, government services delivery and cross-border transparency but the technology poses great challenges especially in respect to the security of the cross-border messages and integrity of confidential information. The challenge to e-governance communication security is even compounded by increased cyber threat spectrum, absence of global cybersecurity standards, and the current sophistication of cyberattacks. The existing processes are further bogged-down by incoherent rules and policies among different countries, thus finding it hard to defend the e-governance systems. This paper looks into the security concerns of cross-border e-governance communications and offers an all-inclusive cybersecurity protocol that would enable safe communications. The study is conducted in a mixed-method design and combines an analysis of previous literature and case studies, international policy frameworks including GDPR and Budapest convention on cybercrime, as well as interviews of experts.