
ACI Journal Articles
Title
What COVID-19 can teach us about cyber resilience
Document Type
Article
USMA Research Unit Affiliation
Army Cyber Institute
Publication Date
Spring 3-23-2020
Abstract
The COVID pandemic is a challenge that will eventually create health risks to Americans and have long-lasting effects. For many, this is a tragedy, a threat to life, health, and finances.
What draws our attention is what COVID-19 has meant our society, the economy, and how in an unprecedented way, family, corporations, schools, and government agencies quickly had to adjust to a new reality.
Why does this matter from a cyber perspective?
COVID-19 has created increased stress on our logistic, digital, public, and financial systems and this could in fact resemble what a major cyber conflict would mean to the general public. It is also essential to assess what matters to the public during this time. COVID-19 has created a widespread disruption of work, transportation, logistics, distribution of food and necessities to the public, and increased stress on infrastructures, from Internet connectivity to just-in-time delivery. It has unleashed abnormal behaviors.
Web Link
https://www.fifthdomain.com/opinion/2020/03/23/what-covid-19-can-teach-us-about-cyber-resilience/