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Cyber attacks, countermeasures, and protection schemes — A state of the art survey

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posted on 2023-09-01, 14:10 authored by Antesar M. Shabut, Khin T. Lwin, Mohammed Alamgir Hossain
Thousands of cyber-attacks (fraudulent online activities to acquire users’ sensitive information via email, during online transactions, live video streaming, online gaming and browsing) are launched every day against Internet users across the world. To prevent these attacks, researchers have responded with a number of protection systems. Currently, the methods which cyber-attackers use to conduct attacks is associated with exploiting humans. Such attacks are recorded more frequently than before, and they are more challenging to control. Traditional security countermeasures are unable to prevent breaches targeting the human element. This paper describes the state of the art of cyber security attacks, countermeasures, and protection tools related to everyday online activities. It provides a useful cyber-attack taxonomy and classification which helps to involve in a protection process to identify attacks and measures for cyber security. Existing protection schemes that target the cyber threats and risks are evaluated against three of our criteria for an effective measure: resilience to cyber-attacks’ countermeasures; real-time support and needs-based action; and training and educational materials to increase users’ awareness of cybercrimes. Potential features of smart solutions to cybercrime are also identified.

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Page range

37-44

Title of book

2016 10th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management & Applications (SKIMA)

ISBN

978-1-5090-3298-3

Conference proceeding

2016 10th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management & Applications (SKIMA)

Name of event

2016 10th International Conference on Software, Knowledge, Information Management & Applications (SKIMA)

Location

Chengdu, China

Event start date

2016-12-15

Event finish date

2016-12-17

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  • Other

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2017-09-01

Legacy creation date

2017-08-25

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