The State of Cybersecurity Amidst Global Health Catastrophes

The effects of Coronavirus disease at a global level led the years 2020, 2021, and 2022. This global pandemic caused millions of organizations to shift to online workspaces to curb the rising numbers of contaminations. In doing this rapid change from physical to digital spaces, organizations were not adequately prepared for the aftermath. This included more sophisticated phishing attacks, directed scams, and taking advantage of poorly executed processes for the product supply chain. In this chapter, the authors will cover the events and the aftermath of security threats focusing on the onset of the pandemic.