COVID-19 Pandemic and Cyber-threat: A Major Concern in Q1 of 2020

Abstract

The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the existence of our humanity, civilization, as well as had a great impact on our cyber security. As tech giants and government are taking an opportunity to advance their digital surveillance while criminals are taking advantage of the situation to perpetuate their nefarious acts. The lockdown of global economy due to the emergence of coronavirus necessitated the migration to digital infrastructure, as individuals and cooperate bodies depend on it for their daily business, research, and entertainment. The cyberspace has witnessed a deluge of information overload, as well as fake news, which is creating panic and misinformation among human population and allowing cybercriminals take advantage of the situation. It is imperative to join hands in sanitizing our cyberspace, take appropriate cyber security measures, respect privacy and ethical boundaries and be vigilant while surfing the internet. We are currently not fighting to combat only coronavirus pandemic but also cybercrime, economic meltdown, fake news which has led to outright disregard of precautionary measures, leading to fatalities, panic, and vulnerabilities on a global scale.