Potential cyber-threats against Canada’s critical infrastructure: an investigation of online discussion forums

Critical infrastructures (CI) are connecting their systems to the internet at an increasing rate, providing the opportunity for malicious actors to attack these systems using cyber-weapons. Compromised systems then pose issues for the affected company, and may disrupt the broader population. The pur...

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1. VerfasserIn: Warkentin, Noelle (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Frank, Richard ; Zhang, Yuxuan (Cicilia) ; Zakimi, Naomi
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: Criminal justice studies
Jahr: 2022, Band: 35, Heft: 3, Seiten: 322-345
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