
网络安全
Why cybercrime spikes in times of global crisis
Major events like the COVID-19 pandemic, wars and climate change events are often used opportunistically by cyber criminals, who exploit the spectacle to defraud well-intentioned people.
Leonardas Marozas is a cybersecurity researcher and research manager. A master’s degree in IT security and years of balancing between academia and industry allows Leonardas to explain challenging technical issues to a wide spectrum of audiences.
Major events like the COVID-19 pandemic, wars and climate change events are often used opportunistically by cyber criminals, who exploit the spectacle to defraud well-intentioned people.
Fear and a sense of urgency are some of the most powerful vectors of human exploitation when it comes to cybersecurity, and this was clearly visible in the first days of the COVID-19 pand...