Emerging cyber threats and cognitive vulnerabilities / edited by Vladlena Benson, John Mcalaney.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Factors leading to cyber victimization -- Cyberterrorism : the spectre that is the convergence of the physical and virtual worlds -- Closed, safe and secure : the Russian sense of information security -- The social and psychological impact of cyberattacks -- The relationship between user religiosity and preserved privacy in the context of social media and cybersecurity -- Avoiding a cyber world war : rational motives for negative cooperation among the United States, China and Russia -- Standard operating procedures for cybercrime -- Information and communication technologies : a curse or blessing for SMEs? -- Cyber personalities in adaptive target audiences -- Privacy issues and critical infrastructure protection.

Emerging Cyber Threats and Cognitive Vulnerabilities identifies the critical role human behavior plays in cybersecurity and provides insights into how human decision-making can help address rising volumes of cyberthreats. The book examines the role of psychology in cybersecurity by addressing each actor involved in the process: hackers, targets, cybersecurity practitioners and the wider social context in which these groups operate. It applies psychological factors such as motivations, group processes and decision-making heuristics that may lead individuals to underestimate risk. The goal of this understanding is to more quickly identify threat and create early education and prevention strategies. This book covers a variety of topics and addresses different challenges in response to changes in the ways in to study various areas of decision-making, behavior, artificial intelligence, and human interaction in relation to cybersecurity. -- Provided by publisher.