Iwe have learned anything from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that very bad things can happen very quickly, especially if we are not sufficiently prepared. It turns out that everything we have been told about the pandemic is also relevant for cybersecurity; as such, the pandemic is an exceptional learning tool for cyber professionals.
Cyberattacks are like biological viruses in several ways: they can spread incredibly fast, their consequences can wreak huge economic damage, and the destruction they cause can be very difficult from which to recover. Viruses spread through human social networks and cyber-attacks exploit our online networks of trust.
Viruses and cybercrime are conceptual and invisible, which can make it challenging to understand how they propagate and how they can be stopped. Analogies can be helpful, and there is a strong connection between COVID-19 and cybersecurity that can increase our understanding. We have been forced to learn what it takes to stop a virus; those lessons
are helpful here.
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