Analysis of the Role of Technology-Based Threats in the Security of Tehran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• majid dehghanian ¹
• zahra Ahmadipour ²
• Reza Shahgholiyan Qahfarkhi ³

¹ ph.d student of Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran. Iran

² Professor of Tarbiat Modares UniversityProfessor of Political Geography, Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran

³ Phd student of strategic defense sciences, member of the faculty of Imam Hossein Officer University (AS), Tehran. Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/pg.2023.78693.1167

Abstract

Cities are complex spatial-geographical phenomena that need to be studied and providing security as one of the most basic human needs of urban societies is considered. Security and threat studies have been developed and changed simultaneously with the transformation of societies and the concepts of security, power and threat. It seems necessary to identify the threats of the urban area, especially with the expansion of the use of new tools and technologies because new threats are also associated with them. The purpose of this research is to analyze the role of technology- based threats to the security of Tehran city. The approach of this research is mixed, and the data collection method is library and documentary. The results of the analysis of questionnaires by SPSS software led to the prioritization of technology-based components in urban security. The findings of this research show that emerging threats are based on technology, and some of them include Internet of Things, artificial intelligence (weapons), e-commerce threats (electronic skimming, ransom ware, and malicious bots), bioterrorism, and cyber threats. (Crypto-currencies) and micro air vehicle, the share of artificial intelligence (weapons based on artificial intelligence) has the largest share. Also, the mentioned components will have the greatest impact on economic security.

Keywords

• Security
• Threat
• Emerging Threat
• City

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