Emerging cyber threats and cognitive vulnerabilities / edited by Vladlena Benson, John Mcalaney.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors -- Preface -- 1. Factors leading to cyber victimization -- 2. Cyberterrorism -- the spectre that is the convergence of the physical and virtual worlds -- 3. Closed, safe and secure -- the Russian sense of information security -- 4. The social and psychological impact of cyberattacks -- 5. The relationship between user religiosity and preserved privacy in the context of social media and cybersecurity -- 6. Avoiding a cyber world war: rational moves for negative cooperation among the United States, China and Russia -- 7. Standard operating procedures for cybercirme investigations: a systematic literature review -- 8. Information and communication technologies: a curse or blessing for SMEs? -- 9. Cyber personalities in adaptive target audiences -- 10. Privacy issues and critical infrastructure protection -- Index.

Emerging Cyber Threats and Cognitive Vulnerabilities identifies the critical role human behavior plays in cybersecurity and provides insights into how human decision-making can help address rising volumes of cyberthreats. The book examines the role of psychology in cybersecurity by addressing each actor involved in the process: hackers, targets, cybersecurity practitioners and the wider social context in which these groups operate. It applies psychological factors such as motivations, group processes and decision-making heuristics that may lead individuals to underestimate risk. The goal of this understanding is to more quickly identify threat and create early education and prevention strategies. This book covers a variety of topics and addresses different challenges in response to changes in the ways in to study various areas of decision-making, behavior, artificial intelligence, and human interaction in relation to cybersecurity. -- Provided by publisher.

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