Security and Communication Networks

Research Article

Identifying Key Relationships between Nation-State Cyberattacks and Geopolitical and Economic Factors: A Model

Table 5

Relationship analysis (attacker perspective).
CountryFinal variable/sAdjusted R2
CHNHDI, GDP_PC, ForeignDirectInvestmentNetInflows0.55
INDHDI, GDP_PC, ExportsImports0.55
IRNPositiveValue, NegativeValue, HDI, GDP_PC, ExportsImports, ForeignDirectInvestmentNetInflows0.68
PRKPositiveValue, NegativeValue0.48
RUSPositiveValue, NegativeValue, GDP_PC, ExportsImports, ForeignDirectInvestmentNetInflows, MilitaryExpenditure0.94
USAHDI, GDP_PC, ExportsImports, ForeignDirectInvestmentNetInflows0.63
VNMPositiveValue, HDI, GDP_PC, ExportsImports0.60