Challenges of Managing Cybersecurity at COVID-195
The COVID-19 induced adjustments in the networked systems of organizations left them vulnerable to cyberattacks, and managing Cybersecurity incidents during the pandemic was challenging for several reasons.
Firstly, the nature of the spread of the virus imposed logistic limitations that initially inhibited the feasibility of a coordinated global Cybersecurity approach as each region resorted to self-help to cyber defense. Advisories on the anticipated Cybersecurity fallouts were either non-existent, lacked wide publicity, or were applied late when the cyberattacks had already gained momentum. It was as though cyber criminals were waiting to exploit the impending crisis. The initial impacts ...
