Dealing With COVID-19 Network Traffic Spikes [Cybercrime and Forensics]
Mahmoud Said Elsayed, Nhien‐An Le‐Khac, Anca Delia Jurcut
Abstract
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and its associated disease, COVID-19, have increased the amount of time that people spend working from home and in social isolation. In 2020, the number of users worldwide who relied on the Internet for work, education, and entertainment increased significantly. This growth is causing a substantial rise in bandwidth usage, with a sudden spike in the number of cyberattacks, such as distributed denial of service (DDoS).
Topics & Concepts
Denial-of-service attackThe InternetCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CybercrimeInternet privacyEntertainmentComputer securityComputer scienceBusinessMedicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)World Wide WebPolitical sciencePathologyLawNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques