Correction to: Privacy and security challenges and opportunities for IoT technologies during and beyond COVID-19

The book was inadvertently published with an incorrect name information for one of the Chapter author as "M. Yousef", whereas it should be "M. Yousif" in the front matter and Chapter 3. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022. All rights reserved.

Phishing, trust and human wellbeing

The more time we spend online, the more our global connections grow and frighteningly, the more we are susceptible to cyberattacks. In particular, 2020/ 2021 has seen a significant increase in successful phishing attacks mainly due to the rise in human vulnerabilities caused by the global COVID-19 situation. In this paper, we consider the human factors of the phishing attack. We explore the evolution of the phishing attack with particular reference to its many different guises. Following that, the paper discusses the concept of trust and the human trust issues resulting from a phishing attack;it will focus on human vulnerability and the idea of phishing awareness. The findings from the study show that people feel that they can confidently recognize a phishing attack but it also highlights how personal attitudes and situational influences can make certain online users more susceptible than others. The findings also clearly detail how the phishing attack makes them and others feel and they assertively suggest ways to counter the attack. After portraying this picture, the question lies around the degree to which the everyday person is adequately equipped to psychologically deal with the sophisticated and contemporary phishing attack, and whether their thinking and methods of detection/ coping are so outdated that this (in itself) is creating an even greater risk. © 14th International Conference on ICT, Society, and Human Beings, ICT 2021, 18th International Conference on Web Based Communities and Social Media, WBC 2021 and 13th International Conference on e-Health, EH 2021 - Held at the 15th Multi-Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2021. All rights reserved.

Minimization of Cyber Security Threats Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic

Whilst the world is preoccupied in its struggle with the Coronavirus pandemic, cyber-criminals are busy every day, spreading their own viruses, by phishing emails, data breaches, frauds, denials of service, and taking advantage of the vulnerabilities created by this crisis. In many ways, we, as a nation, are handing over our data without realizing it, without fully thinking it through or even being aware of cyber threats, which will ultimately have a tremendous impact on the governments and citizens both personally and at work. The goal of this paper is to investigate the correlation between the cyberattacks before the coronavirus and during the coronavirus in order to build an understanding of what is happening. To optimize cyber security and provide effective ways to tackle cyber security attacks during COVID-19 or something similar, we need to consider extra precautions and take a more secure approach to protection. To minimize the universal risks of data breaches and other cyber incidents, we need to enforce practical steps to deal with and if possible limit those risks. This requires not only thoughtful consideration, but also a good understanding of the opportunities that COVID-19 provides to cyber-criminals. The aim of this research paper is to investigate the growth of and reasons for the increase of cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to make better cyber security decisions, we need to address and maximize the level of cyber security awareness and precaution taken during COVID-19. A set of practical steps to minimize the risk of cyber-attack is provided to compensate for the vulnerabilities associated with COVID-19. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.