The Importance of the Human-Centric Approach in Combating Cyber Threats

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Author(s): Pamela Goh (Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore), Loo Seng Neo (Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore)and Xingyu Chen (Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 14
Source title: Encyclopedia of Criminal Activities and the Deep Web
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9715-5.ch065

Keywords: Criminal Science and Forensics / Criminology & Victimology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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The world faces increasing prevalence of cyber threats and cyberattacks despite advancements in technological defences against them. Cyber perpetrators are constantly looking to exploit any vulnerabilities in the computer and network systems, which humans are unfortunately the weakness link. Although they are aware of the threats and know what should be done in order to protect themselves and their organisations, people are still not engaging enough in these cyber hygiene practices. This article consequently attempts to understand human behaviours in cyberspace, providing insights to the reasons for this phenomenon and what can be done to improve it.

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