Veerasamy, Namosha2021-03-292021-03-292021-02Veerasamy, N. 2021. Cyber threats focusing on Covid-19 outbreak. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11926 .978-1-912764-87-7http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11926The outbreak of the novel corona virus or Covid-19 has sparked a wave of changes. Social-distancing and remote working meant that increasingly employees and individuals were reliant on Information Communication Technologies (ICT) to connect and gain access to information. In light of the outbreak of the virus, a vast number of users were required to carry out business activities remotely. Users turned to cyberspace for communication, entertainment and information. A critical dependency for ICT emerged. This also resulted in various fraudsters, attackers and criminals seeking to take advantage of the unsettling situation. This paper takes a look at pertinent cyber threats that aimed to utilise the corona virus in order to exploit users. This work aims to show how the health crisis was manipulated for fraudulent cyber schemes, attacks and exploits, as well to create awareness on these cyber threats in order to prevent users from falling victim to them. Furthermore, the paper also looks at the approach of these attacks to identify the main characteristics for the attack execution. This can help with identification and deterrence of Covid-19 related cyberattacks.FulltextenCyber warfareCorona virusCovid-19Cyber threatsConference PresentationVeerasamy, N. (2021). Cyber threats focusing on Covid-19 outbreak. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11926Veerasamy, Namosha. "Cyber threats focusing on Covid-19 outbreak." <i>International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS 2021), Tennessee, USA, 25 - 26 February 2021</i> (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11926Veerasamy N, Cyber threats focusing on Covid-19 outbreak; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11926 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Veerasamy, Namosha AB - The outbreak of the novel corona virus or Covid-19 has sparked a wave of changes. Social-distancing and remote working meant that increasingly employees and individuals were reliant on Information Communication Technologies (ICT) to connect and gain access to information. In light of the outbreak of the virus, a vast number of users were required to carry out business activities remotely. Users turned to cyberspace for communication, entertainment and information. A critical dependency for ICT emerged. This also resulted in various fraudsters, attackers and criminals seeking to take advantage of the unsettling situation. This paper takes a look at pertinent cyber threats that aimed to utilise the corona virus in order to exploit users. This work aims to show how the health crisis was manipulated for fraudulent cyber schemes, attacks and exploits, as well to create awareness on these cyber threats in order to prevent users from falling victim to them. Furthermore, the paper also looks at the approach of these attacks to identify the main characteristics for the attack execution. This can help with identification and deterrence of Covid-19 related cyberattacks. DA - 2021-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS 2021), Tennessee, USA, 25 - 26 February 2021 KW - Cyber warfare KW - Corona virus KW - Covid-19 KW - Cyber threats LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2021 SM - 978-1-912764-87-7 T1 - Cyber threats focusing on Covid-19 outbreak TI - Cyber threats focusing on Covid-19 outbreak UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11926 ER -24333