<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In the last period, especially during the COVID-19 pandemics, individuals as well as institutions globally and in North Macedonia particularly, have failed to correctly respond to the new challenges related to cyber security, online attacks, and fake news. Being that in a state of isolation and quarantine most governmental institutions have heavily relied on online tools to communicate among each other and with the public, it is quite evident that they have not been well prepared to adopt new technologies. This paper aims to bridge together the needs for technology during the COVID-19 pandemics versus the security challenges that many forget to mention. The primary focus of this paper is to elaborate on the security challenges associated with technology with several examples from incidents around the world and from North Macedonia. As such, it represents a perspective paper with focus on current and emerging advances on IT security for running the “new normal” world.</p></abstract>

In the last period, especially during the COVID-19 pandemics, individuals as well as institutions globally and in North Macedonia particularly, have failed to correctly respond to the new challenges related to cyber security, online attacks, and fake news. Being that in a state of isolation and quarantine most governmental institutions have heavily relied on online tools to communicate among each other and with the public, it is quite evident that they have not been well prepared to adopt new technologies. This paper aims to bridge together the needs for technology during the COVID-19 pandemics versus the security challenges that many forget to mention. The primary focus of this paper is to elaborate on the security challenges associated with technology with several examples from incidents around the world and from North Macedonia. As such, it represents a perspective paper with focus on current and emerging advances on IT security for running the “new normal” world.

Technology: COVID-19 and the ‘New-Normal’ Lifestyle vs. Security Challenges

Faculty of Contemporary Sciences and Technologies

SEEU Review

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In the last period, especially during the COVID-19 pandemics, individuals as well as institutions globally and in North Macedonia particularly, have failed to...

Technology: COVID-19 and the ‘New-Normal’ Lifestyle vs. Security Challenges

Published Online: Dec 16, 2020

Page range: 71 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/seeur-2020-0005

Keywords
covid-19, technology, hybrid-attacks, network security

© 2020 Adrian Besimi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Technology: COVID-19 and the ‘New-Normal’ Lifestyle vs. Security Challenges

Published Online: Dec 16, 2020

Page range: 71 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/seeur-2020-0005

Keywordscovid-19, technology, hybrid-attacks, network security

© 2020 Adrian Besimi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
covid-19, technology, hybrid-attacks, network security