Abstract: The smart city is a phenomenon, constantly evolving and expanding and soon becomes a model for transforming connected cities. More and more parts of cities are connected and with it, risks and issues are increasing. However, smart city projects often ignore the dangers and threats of cybersecurity that pervade these initiatives. This research study aims to explore and identify the various factors that affect the lack of focus on cybersecurity in smart cities. The study found multiple factors that have implications for the amount of focus on cybersecurity. The study identifies a complex web of factors that lack cybersecurity in smart cities that have a multi-directional impact on each other. The study also acknowledges that there is a fundamental problem with regard to the level of adequate cybersecurity but indicates that the current focus on cybersecurity is a reaction rather than a proactive which creates innate and critical problems for the future.