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What is Cyber Attack

Chapter 9
Global Risk and Contingency Management Research in Times of Crisis
A cyber-attack is a cybercriminal attack that uses one or more computers to target a single or numerous computers or networks. A cyber-attack can be used to intentionally disable machines, steal data, or launch additional attacks from a compromised computer.
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Cybersecurity Risk: Assessment and Management
Natasha Cecilia Edeh (American University of Nigeria, Nigeria) and Ibiene Idu (American University of Nigeria, Nigeria)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 20
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5279-0.ch009
Abstract
This chapter gives an all-inclusive view of cybersecurity risk. The main aim of this chapter is to explain what cybersecurity risk entails. This chapter starts by describing why cybersecurity risk is vital to organizations. The authors explain cybersecurity, vulnerabilities, and common cyber threats/attacks. This chapter also highlights some literature on cybersecurity risks in different sectors and gives an idea about the numerous cyber-attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. The other sections of this chapter explain risk, risk assessment methods/approaches used in determining the level and type of risk, and risk management frameworks alongside examples from literature and how they were employed to manage risks. Finally, this chapter concludes with the role of organizations in handling and managing cybersecurity risks and the steps governments, organizations, stakeholders, and individuals should take when trying to mitigate or manage cybersecurity risks now and in the future.
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Satellite Network Security
A computer network attack that involves the use of wireline and/or wireless network connections to gain unauthorized access to computing resources in order to control network operations ( Wilson, 2005 ).
Published in Chapter: Satellite Network Security; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 4
New Identification of Political Conflict and the Asymmetric Threat Phenomenon on the Example of Cyber Warfare
An assault launched by cybercriminals using one or more computers against single or multiple computers or networks. A cyber attack can maliciously disable computers, steal data, or use a breached computer as a launch point for other attacks. Cybercriminals use a variety of methods to launch a cyber attack, including malware, phishing, ransomware, and denial of service, among other methods.
Published in Chapter: New Identification of Political Conflict and the Asymmetric Threat Phenomenon on the Example of Cyber Warfare; From: Handbook of Research on Current Trends in Cybersecurity and Educational Technology
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Chapter 4
Hacking and Hacktivism as an Information Communication System Threat
Cyber attack is deliberate exploitation of computer systems, technology-dependent enterprises and networks. Cyberattacks use malicious code to alter computer code, logic or data, resulting in disruptive consequence that can compromise data and lead to cybercrime, such as information and identity theft.
Published in Chapter: Hacking and Hacktivism as an Information Communication System Threat; From: Handbook of Research on Civil Society and National Security in the Era of Cyber Warfare
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Chapter 15
China's Cyber Security Policy and the Democratic World
An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise's use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.
Published in Chapter: China's Cyber Security Policy and the Democratic World; From: Cyber Security Policies and Strategies of the World's Leading States
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Chapter 11
A Machine Learning-Based Cyber Defence System for an Intelligent City
A cyberattack is a malicious action taken deliberately to exploit a computer system, networks and technology-dependent enterprises to cause damage or disrupt a computer network or system which may involve the attempt to access files and infiltrate, steal confidential data or compromise an IT related system. Result may be data theft, denial of service, attempt to access files and compromise security.
Published in Chapter: A Machine Learning-Based Cyber Defence System for an Intelligent City; From: Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities
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Chapter 14
Information Security Awareness Among Postgraduate Students: A Study of Mangalore University
A cyber attack is an attempt to gain unauthorized access to a computer, computer system, or computer network with the intent to cause harm. Cyber attacks aim to paralyze, disrupt, destroy or control computer systems or change, block, delete, manipulate or steal the data stored in these systems.
Published in Chapter: Information Security Awareness Among Postgraduate Students: A Study of Mangalore University; From: Handbook of Research on Technological Advances of Library and Information Science in Industry 5.0
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