Pandemic Parallels: What Can Cybersecurity Learn From COVID-19?

Furnell, Steven; Haney, Julie; Theofanos, Mary

doi:https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2020.3046888

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Journal Article

Pandemic Parallels: What Can Cybersecurity Learn From COVID-19?

Documentation Topics

Published: March 15, 2021
Citation: Computer (IEEE Computer) vol. 54, no. 3, (March 2021) pp. 68-72

Author(s)

Steven Furnell (University of Nottingham), Julie Haney (NIST), Mary Theofanos (NIST)

Abstract

While the threats may appear to be vastly different, further investigation reveals that the cybersecurity community can learn much from the COVID-19 messaging response.

Keywords

cybersecurity; COVID-19; threats; usable security; human factors; messaging

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Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2020.3046888

Supplemental Material:
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Document History:
03/15/21: Journal Article (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

general security & privacy, security & behavior