Battlefield Cyberspace: Exploitation of Hyperconnectivity and Internet of Things

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Author(s): Maurice Dawson (Illinois Institute of Technology, USA), Marwan Omar (Saint Leo University, USA), Jonathan Abramson (Post University, USA), Brian Leonard (Alabama A&M University, USA)and Dustin Bessette (National Graduate School of Quality Management, USA)
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 32
Source title: Virtual and Augmented Reality: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5469-1.ch073

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Systems and Software Engineering / Virtual Communities & Virtual Reality

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The threat of cyber terrorism has become a reality with recent attacks such as Stuxtnet, Flame, Sony Pictures, and North Korea's websites. As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to become more hyperconnected it will be imperative that cyber security experts to develop new security architectures for multiple platforms such as mobile devices, laptops, embedded systems, and even wearable displays. The futures of national and international security rely on complex countermeasures to ensure that a proper security posture is maintained during this state of hyperconnectivity. To protect these systems from exploitation of vulnerabilities it is essential to understand current and future threats to include the laws that drive their need to be secured. Examined within this chapter are the potential security related threats with the use of social media, mobile devices, virtual worlds, augmented reality, and mixed reality.

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