ABSTRACT
Responding efficiently to the nature and sophistication of Cybersecurity incidents during COVID-19 crisis turned out to be a herculean task due to peculiar logistic limitations. The measures imposed to contain the pandemic eventually triggered panic reactions by online consumers whose priorities had shifted from online safety to staying healthy and free from coronavirus disease. Most of the online reactions bothering on anxiety and desperation ultimately resulted in social engineering exploitations to the advantage of cyber criminals. Chapter five analyses the challenges encountered in dealing with Cybersecurity incidents during the pandemic. It discusses issues of user authentication, incident response, and telecommuting, especially with the mass adoption of the remote work concept. The chapter highlights the Cybersecurity impacts of COVID-19 in the management of healthcare data.
