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DOI: 10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0110240
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The Extent to which Individuals in Saudi Arabia are Subjected to Cyber-Attacks and Countermeasures

Author 1: Abdullah A H Alzahrani

International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Volume 11 Issue 2, 2020.

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Abstract: In light of the rapid development of technology and the increase in the number of users of the Internet via computers and smart devices, cybercrimes impact on enterprises, organizations, governments and individuals has been significant. Researches and reports on the impact of cybercrime and methods of prevention and protection are been introduced regularly. However, the majority focuses on the impact on organizations and governments. This paper aims to use a survey methodology in order to highlights the impact of cybercrimes on the individuals in Saudi Arabia and measure the awareness of cybersecurity among individuals. In addition, this research aims to investigate the common cybercrimes which target the individuals in Saudi Arabia and the countermeasure taken by them.

Keywords: Cybercrimes; cybersecurity; identity theft; cyberattacks

Abdullah A H Alzahrani, “The Extent to which Individuals in Saudi Arabia are Subjected to Cyber-Attacks and Countermeasures” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 11(2), 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0110240

@article{Alzahrani2020,
title = {The Extent to which Individuals in Saudi Arabia are Subjected to Cyber-Attacks and Countermeasures},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0110240},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0110240},
year = {2020},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {11},
number = {2},
author = {Abdullah A H Alzahrani}
}



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