Cybersecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a massive reliance on online and cyberspace alternatives, leading to Cybersecurity challenges. Cybersecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic demystifies Cybersecurity concepts using real-world cybercrime incidents to illustrate how threat actors perpetrated computer fraud against valuable information assets. The book simplifies the socio-technical aspects of Cybersecurity and draws valuable lessons from the impacts of COVID-19 cyberattacks. It also predicts the fusion of Cybersecurity into Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics. The primary audience is individuals and corporate cyberspace consumers, intended to update their Cybersecurity knowledge for detecting, preventing, responding to, and recovering from computer crimes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The 2020 global lockdown, implemented as a universal strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, witnessed a significant shift towards online and cyberspace alternatives, propelling the world into the digital economy. While these alternatives proved effective for remote work and online interactions, they also brought forth a host of cybersecurity challenges. Malicious hackers capitalized on the global anxiety caused by the pandemic, launching cyberattacks against unsuspecting victims. Internet fraudsters exploited human and system vulnerabilities, compromising data integrity, privacy, and digital behavior.

Cybersecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Demystifying Cybersecurity Concepts provides a comprehensive exploration of cybersecurity concepts through real-world cybercrime incidents that occurred during the pandemic. It illustrates how threat actors perpetrated computer fraud against valuable information assets, particularly in healthcare, finance, commerce, travel, academia, and social networking. The book simplifies the socio-technical aspects of cybersecurity and draws valuable lessons from the impacts of COVID-19 cyberattacks on computer networks, online portals, and databases. Additionally, it predicts the fusion of cybersecurity with artificial intelligence and big data analytics, two emerging domains that are expected to dominate and redefine post-pandemic cybersecurity research and innovations between 2021 and 2025.

The primary audience of this book includes individual and corporate cyberspace consumers across all professions seeking to enhance their cybersecurity knowledge for detecting, preventing, responding to, and recovering from computer crimes. Information officers, data managers, business and risk administrators, technology scholars, cybersecurity experts, researchers, and information technology practitioners will find this book particularly valuable.

In conclusion, Cybersecurity in the COVID-19 Pandemic is a timely and essential resource for anyone interested in understanding the cybersecurity landscape during this unprecedented period. It provides a comprehensive and practical guide to navigating the challenges and opportunities posed by the digital economy, while also offering insights into the future of cybersecurity research and innovations.

Weight: 358g
Dimension: 143 x 222 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367610913