Abstract
COVID-19 has challenged cybersecurity to meet the ultimate need of guaranteeing the privacy and security of human beings. Although personal and sensitive health data are needed to better understand, detect, and control the disease, many related cybersecurity challenges and vulnerabilities require further analysis and proper discussion. The aims of this viewpoint are to explore the consequences of COVID-19 on cybersecurity and health care as well as to foster awareness regarding the need for a change in paradigm on how cybersecurity is approached. Education and information technology literacy are important when they are suitably provided; however, they are certainly not a complete solution. Disruption needs to occur at the core of human-device interactions. Building trust, providing novel means to interact with technology (eg, digital humans), and supporting people—the most important cybersecurity asset—are only some of the recommendations for a more human and resilient approach to cybersecurity, during or after the pandemic.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many difficult challenges and required many decisions to be made to quickly adapt to the situation on a daily basis
COVID-19 has serious consequences related to cybersecurity and the human right to privacy, security, and even physical integrity
Contact tracing apps present significant privacy concerns because they collect personal data, such as location, which can be used to perform a high degree of surveillance and harm individuals’ privacy [4]
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many difficult challenges and required many decisions to be made to quickly adapt to the situation on a daily basis. KEYWORDS COVID-19; cybersecurity; challenges and disruption; data protection; privacy; health data COVID-19 has serious consequences related to cybersecurity and the human right to privacy, security, and even physical integrity.
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