Building a robust cyberthreat profile for institutions of higher educationd: an empirical analysis of external cyberattacks against a large University's computer network
This study investigated twelve categories of exploits targeting a large southern university to build a build a more robust cyberthreat profile for institutions of higher education. In one week, the university experienced 12.4 million external cyberattacks from 110 countries. Malware constituted 58%...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2021
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International journal of law, crime and justice
Año: 2021, Volumen: 66 |
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| Sumario: | This study investigated twelve categories of exploits targeting a large southern university to build a build a more robust cyberthreat profile for institutions of higher education. In one week, the university experienced 12.4 million external cyberattacks from 110 countries. Malware constituted 58% of all malicious activities. Attacks were statistically more likely to occur during the overnight hours of weekdays. Moreover, the majority of cyberattack activity was generated by a limited number of IP addresses originating from a handful of countries. Dutch-originating IP addresses were responsible for 71% of all cyberattacks in this study, and spyware attacks almost exclusively originated from a single IP address in the U.S. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0616 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2021.100484 |
