Title: Cybersecurity and Post- COVID Pandemic Era
| Affiliation: | National University Of Sciences And Technology, Pakistan | |
| Date and Time of Talk: | 15th DECEMBER 2022 | 10:40 AM – 11:20 AM |
Abstract:
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, reliance on online and cyberspace alternatives had been significantly increased as the individuals had been made to work from remote locations/homes. As a result, many individuals had been working on their own computers using their own IT equipment. The massive shift towards remote working had increased the risk to cyber-attacks and also generated the enormous amount of Texts. Videos and voice data. The pandemic is seen as an opportunity by the cyber-attackers to perform their cybercriminal activities by exploiting the vulnerabilities of the remote workers’ systems and taking advantage of the people’s keen interest in COVID related news. E.g., Malicious COVID news related websites were designed by the attackers to steal people’s personal information and multimedia data. The increased risk of cyber-attacks requires more focus on cybersecurity specifically after the pandemic. This talk aims to discuss related cyber-attacks, and what measures the organizations can take to provide a secure online/ remote working environment.
Biography:
Haider Abbas is a Tenured Professor, Head of Cyber Security and Director of the National Cyber Security Auditing and Evaluation Lab (NCSAEL) at MCS- NUST. He is a Cyber Security professional, academician, researcher, and industry consultant who took professional trainings and certifications from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States, Stockholm University, Sweden, Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, Sweden, IBM, USA and Certified Ethical Hacker from EC-Council. He received his MS and Ph.D. from KTH, Sweden. He has won multiple research grants worth more than 300 M from various funding agencies from the USA, European Union, China, the Middle East, and Pakistan. Dr. Abbas has received many awards from national and international organizations. In recognition of his services to the international research community and excellence in professional standing, he has been awarded one of the youngest Fellows of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) UK; a Fellow of The British Computer Society (BCS), UK and a Fellow of The Institute of Science and Technology, UK. He has been appointed as ACM distinguished speaker by ACM – Association for Computing Machinery, United States and has been elected to the grade of Senior Member of the IEEE.