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SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS AND THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC

Authors: AJAYI Adebowale , & Otusile Oluwabukola

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Epra International Journal Of Multidisciplinary Research (ijmr)

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Social engineering attacks are amongst the most successful and rampant cyber-attacks. The major focus of social engineering is the manipulation of human targets to further the objectives of an attacker. The present coronavirus pandemic has had a profound effect on how we live and work and has proved to be perfect fodder for the nefarious activities of cybercriminals. This study delineates the underlying problems in social engineering vis-à-vis the corona pandemic. A descriptive survey was carried out on social engineering attacks and the corona virus pandemic including focused group discussions with some cyber attackers and regular users of information systems. A review of current covid19 related social engineering schemes are presented. Insights gotten from synthesizing the knowledge gathered from the analysis of social engineering attacks during Covid-19 are also highlighted in this paper. It is very likely that many people will continue to work from home or, at the very least, switch back and forth between home and traditional offices in their normal routines. The study therefore recommends that as the global community stays on high alert for signs of new pandemics or recurrence of the present one, safeguards will need to be put in place ensure that these anxieties don’t expose enterprise IT assets to social engineering tactics.

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AJAYI,A. Otusile,O. . (2020). SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS AND THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC, 6 (), 163-163.

AJAYI,A. Otusile,O. . "SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS AND THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC" 6, no (), (2020): 163-163.

AJAYI,A. and Otusile,O. and . (2020). SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS AND THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC, 6 (), pp163-163.

AJAYIA, OtusileO, . SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS AND THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC. 2020, 6 ():163-163.

AJAYI,Adebowale , and Otusile,Oluwabukola . "SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS AND THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC", 6 . (2020) : 163-163.

A.Adebowale & O.Oluwabukola , "SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS AND THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC" vol.6, no., pp. 163-163, 2020.

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