Cybersecurity for Decision Makers

1 Why Cyberattacks Disrupt Society and How to Mitigate Risk

Kenneth David Strang nd Narasimha Rao Vajjhala

DOI: 10.1201/9781003319887-1

CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Problem Rationale and Research Questions
3. Global Cyberattack Types, Sources, Motives, and Impacts
4. Data Theft Cyberattacks
5. Service Disruption Cyberattacks
6. Extortion Cyberattacks
7. Cyberattack Synopsis and Mitigation Recommendations
8. Industry 4.0 Infrastructure and Interdependency with Cybersecurity
   1. Internet of Things (IoT)
   2. Problems and Issues
   3. Recommended Solutions
9. Conclusion and Future Research Recommendations

INTRODUCTION

Cybersecurity attacks have crippled governments as well as private and public companies around the world (Sawik 2022). The impacts have been serious and costly, including ...