As cyber threat actors have become more sophisticated, data breaches, phishing attacks, and ransomware are increasing, and the global cybercrime damage in 2021 was $16.4 billion a day. While technical issue analyses are fundamental in understanding how to improve system security, analyzing the roles of human agents is crucial. Human Factors Analysis of 23 Cyberattacks addresses, through examples, the human factors behind cybersecurity attacks.
Focusing on human factors in individual attack cases, this book aims to understand the primary behaviors that might result in the success of attacks. Each chapter looks at a series of cases describing the nature of the attack through the reports and reviews of the experts, followed by the role and human factors analysis. It investigates where a human agent's intervention was a factor in starting, discovering, monitoring, or suffering from the attacks. Written in an easy-to-understand way and free from technical jargon, the reader will develop a thorough understanding of why cyberattacks occur and how they can be mitigated by comparison to the practical examples provided.
This title will appeal to students and practitioners in the fields of ergonomics, human factors, cybersecurity, computer engineering, industrial engineering, and computer science.
Table of Contents:
Contents
Acknowledgments
About the author
Introduction
Part 1: Human and Motivation
Chapter 1: Human Agents
Chapter 2: Cyberattackers versus Hackers
Chapter 3: Cyberattackers’ Motivations
Part 2: Cyberwar and Cyberespionage
Chapter 4: SolarWinds
Chapter 5: Pegasus Spyware
Chapter 6: Google Chrome Extension Spyware
Chapter 7: Marriott International
Part 3: Sabotage
Chapter 8: Stuxnet
Chapter 9: Colonial Pipelines
Chapter 10: Ukrainian Power Grid Hack
Part 4: Fake News Shaping People's Opinions
Chapter 11: Facebook-Cambridge Analytica
Chapter 12: Instagram
Part 5: Data Privacy
Chapter 13: Baidu Android Apps
Chapter 14: Zoom
Chapter 15: LinkedIn
Chapter 16: Spotify
Part 6: Trust
Chapter 17: Uber Technologies
Chapter 18: Equifax
Chapter 19: Office of Personnel Management Data
Part 7: Financial Cybercrimes
Chapter 20: Emulators-Mobile Banking Frauds
Chapter 21: Google Store
Chapter 22: British Airways
Chapter 23: Target Data Breach
Chapter 24: TJ Maxx’s Data Breach
Part 8: Black Mail-Hacktivism
Chapter 25: Ashley Madison
Chapter 26: Dark Web Hosting Provider Hack
Part 9: Conclusion
Chapter 27: Factors Shaping Vulnerable Behaviors
Index
About the Author :
Abbas Moallem, Ph.D., is a consultant and adjunct professor at San Jose State University, California, where he teaches human-computer interaction, cybersecurity, information visualization, and human factors. He is also the program chair of HCI-CPT, the International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust, and the track chair of the International Conference on Human Factors in Cybersecurity.
Dr. Moallem is the editor of Human-Computer Interaction and Cybersecurity Handbook, Smart and Intelligent Systems, The Human Elements in Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Awareness Among Students and Faculty, Understanding Cybersecurity Technologies, A Guide to Selecting the Right Cybersecurity Tools. He is also the editor of a book series from CRC Press titled The Human Element in Smart and Intelligent Systems.
