Human Factors Analysis of 23 Cyberattacks

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-60862-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 530 g

Reihe: The Human Element in Smart and Intelligent Systems

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional Reference and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moallem, Abbas

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Technische Informatik Computersicherheit
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Zuverlässigkeit, Sicherheitstechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.