Cybersecurity Capabilities in Developing Nations and Its Impact on Global Security

Maurice Dawson (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA), Oteng Tabona (Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana), and Thabiso Maupong (Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana)

Publication Status: E-Book and Print Version Available for Purchase

ISBN13: 9781799886938

ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799886945

EISBN13: 9781799886952

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8693-8

Description:

Developing nations have seen many technological advances in the last decade. Although beneficial and progressive, they can lead to unsafe mobile devices, system networks, and internet of things (IoT) devices, causing security vulnerabilities that can have ripple effects throughout society. While researchers attempt to find solutions, improper implementation and negative uses of technology continue to create new security threats to users.

Cybersecurity Capabilities in Developing Nations and Its Impact on Global Security brings together research-based chapters and case studies on systems security techniques and current methods to identify and overcome technological vulnerabilities, emphasizing security issues in developing nations. Focusing on topics such as data privacy and security issues, this book is an essential reference source for researchers, university academics, computing professionals, and upper-level students in developing countries interested in the techniques, laws, and training initiatives currently being implemented and adapted for secure computing.

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The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to:

AI and Social Impact
Cybersecurity Capabilities
Cybersecurity Issues
Cybersecurity Strategies
Data Privacy
Information Security
Information Systems Security Controls
Mobile Banking Security
Online Trafficking
Secure Messaging
Security Issues
Supply Chain

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– Ahmad Aljuryyed, Robert Morris University

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Maurice Dawson is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Management within the College of Computing at Illinois Institute of Technology. Additionally, he serves as Director and Distinguished Member of the IIT Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education (C2SAFE) and is responsible for working with the faculty who are members of this center. Before joining academia, he was an engineering manager for unmanned air systems and a senior program manager for rotary-wing aircraft. He has a Doctor of Computer Science from Colorado Technical University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Cyber Security from the Intelligent Systems Research Centre at London Metropolitan University. Additionally, he is the co-editor of Developing Next-Generation Countermeasures for Homeland Security Threat Prevention, and New Threats and Countermeasures in Digital Crime and Cyber Terrorism, published by IGI Global in 2017, and 2015 respectively. He has received four Fulbright Scholar Grants.

Oteng Tabona enthusiastic researcher who was awarded a PhD in Big Data Forensics as a Service in the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom in 2017. He has an MEng in Computer Systems Engineering from Cardiff University, UK attained in 2012. Dr. Oteng Tabona joined BIUST in 2018 where his roles include lecturing in cybersecurity and mobile computing, coordinate student projects, research and fostering industrial collaboration (locally and internationally). His research interest includes Big Data Forensics, and IoT Forensics and Security.

Thabiso Maupong is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Systems department.

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