Emerging cyber threats and cognitive vulnerabilities /

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 a...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Benson, Vladlena, 1976- (Editor), McAlaney, John, 1979- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, United Kingdom ; San Diego, CA, United States : Academic Press, ©2020.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780128165942
0128165944