Understanding the Cyber Safety Impacts of Digital Transformation on Vulnerable Businesses and Populations

The outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis has dramatically impacted the societal activities across the globe, forcing people to swiftly adapt to the unprecedented circumstances without any warning to prepare for the magnitude and duration of the crisis. The entire society, including the individuals, businesses, and governments, had to respond to the changes by digitally transforming lives or work processes without thoughtfully considering the best practices to deal with the arising challenges. The key goal of this research is to develop cyber resilience by proposing new guidelines and sources of advice for vulnerable businesses and populations on effective cybersecurity management, which in turn would lead the development of revised cybersecurity principles, awareness and training programs, and policies. This project provides a substantial opportunity to advance intellectual knowledge and theory on emerging and escalating cyber safety problems that arise due to the unexpectedly digitalized workforce and decentralized work-from-home environment.