Abstract
Modern information technology (IT) is well developed, and almost everyone uses the features of IT and services within the Internet. However, people are being affected due to cybersecurity threats. People can adhere to the recommended cybersecurity guidelines, rules, adopted standards, and cybercrime preventive measures to largely mitigate these threats. The ignorance of or lack of cybersecurity knowledge also causes a critical problem regarding confidentiality and privacy. It is not possible to fully avoid cybercrimes that often lead to sufficient business losses and spread forbidden themes (disgust, extremism, child porn, etc.). Therefore, to reduce the risk of cybercrimes, a web-based Blockchain-enabled cybersecurity awareness program (WBCA) process is introduced in this paper. The proposed WBCA trains users to improve their security skills. The proposed program helps with understanding the common behaviors of cybercriminals and improves user knowledge of cybersecurity hygiene, best cybersecurity practices, modern cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and trends. Furthermore, the proposed WBCA uses Blockchain technology to protect the program from potential threats. The proposed program is validated and tested using real-world cybersecurity topics with real users and cybersecurity experts. We anticipate that the proposed program can be extended to other domains, such as national or corporate courses, to increase the cybersecurity awareness level of users. A CentOS-based virtual private server is deployed for testing the proposed WBCA to determine its effectiveness. Finally, WBCA is also compared with other state-of-the-art web-based programs designed for cybersecurity awareness.
Highlights
With the spread of digitalization and the Internet of Things, information security is increasingly enmeshed in many aspects of our society [1]
The proposed web-based Blockchain-enabled cybersecurity awareness program (WBCA) is compared with the existing the state-of-the-art methods: Framework competence development and assessment(FCDA) [34], Integration of self-determination and flow (ISF) [35], modified total interpretive structural model (MTISM) [36], Cybersecurity knowledge and skills(CKS) [37], and Cyber security awareness (CSA) [38]
This paper introduces a novel WBCA program for promoting high cybersecurity awareness among users
Summary
With the spread of digitalization and the Internet of Things, information security is increasingly enmeshed in many aspects of our society [1]. Digital information offers advantages and creates security threats In handling these threats, cybersecurity is of paramount significance because it provides defensive methods to detect the potential intimidations [2]. Individuals have tunnel vision regarding information security basics, and they do not know much about other ways to consider and improve cybersecurity awareness. Individuals can be protected from cybercriminals with the advantages of existing laws [17] This disintermediation of the news process runs counter to the construction of the imagery surrounding cybercrime, which originated in the days before the Internet when the mass media was organized more centrally [16]. In realizing cybersecurity awareness, the following should be considered: (a) determining the various security topics and programs available for cybersecurity training, (b) investigating common mistakes in human behavior, and (c) determining the methods by which cybercriminals act.
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