A review of Sweden’s cyber security actors through the lens of Assemblage theory

Sammanfattning: Our entire society relies on technologies to function. Critical infrastructure like: water, power, transportation and communication systems amongst other things are technologies connected to the cyberspace. The cyber security is therefore to be considered a matter of national security, hence it also needs to be handle like a national security matter. Many states has come to the conclusion that public-private partnerships are the best solution in order the handle the contemporary cyber security challenges. However how these partnerships should be conducted is not as defined. Through the lens of Assemblage theory for cyber security, Sweden’s cyber security and the actors involved with special consideration for the public-private sector, are examined with the aim of locating contribution and possible friction. It appears that there has been friction between the public and private actors at some occasions. However as it regards the national security these frictions are rarely mentioned and if they are, it is often the media that has exposed them.