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  1. Cybersecurity and Sustainable Development

    Abstract. Growing interdependencies between organizations lead them towards the creation of inter-organizational networks where cybersecurity and sustainable development have become one of the most important issues. The Environmental Goods and Services Sector (EGSS) is one of the fastest developing sectors of economy fueled by the growing ...

  2. Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect

    several approaches to using ICT in the service of sustainability, which have emerged during the last two decades in the academic and industrial spheres [10]. ... of this study is to analyze cyber threats in the aspect of environmental decision-making. ... most experienced by cyberattacks and the annual average cost of cybercrime was in 2017 the ...

  3. Cybercrime and Place: Applying Environmental Criminology to Crimes in

    The term cybercrime (used hereafter) itself has a more narrow definition and refers to criminal events that, while they may be initiated in the real world, could not take place in the absence of cyberspace. As such, cybercrime covers all crimes committed through the social intercommunication media that is the Internet . For example, while ...

  4. How the Battle Against Cybercrime Strengthens Sustainable Finance

    The relationship between efforts to combat cybercrime and sustainable finance initiatives is not immediately obvious, but as discussed in this chapter, it very much exists. Cybercriminal activity impacts the environment, corporate governance, and society at large. Cybercriminal infrastructure impacts the environment, corporate governance, and ...

  5. Cybercrimes as a Threat for Sustainable Development in the ...

    Abstract. The study deals with the growth of cybercrime activity spreading rapidly throughout the modern world. Today cybercrime is one of the most serious threats for national security and sustainable development. The aim of the research is to make a complex analysis of the cybercrimes taking into account information and technic innovations ...

  6. Why climate change and cyber risk will shape the next decade

    This article is part of: Annual Meeting on Cybersecurity. Climate change returned to the top of the experts' risk ranking in AXA's 2021 survey. At the same time, cyber risks are becoming more serious. Governments and corporations need to work more closely together to reinforce societal and economic resilience.

  7. Sustainability

    Amidst the rapid advancements in the digital landscape, the convergence of digitization and cyber threats presents new challenges for organizational security. This article presents a comprehensive framework that aims to shape the future of cyber security. This framework responds to the complexities of modern cyber threats and provides guidance to organizations to enhance their resilience. The ...

  8. Identifying Emerging Cyber Security Threats and Challenges for 2030

    the framework is the identification of 21 cybersecurity threats which may emerge or be exacerbated by the year 2030. A secondary objective of this Foresight on emerging and future cybersecurity threats 2030. exercise is to demonstrate that the foresight framework outlined in the Foresight Challenges.

  9. PDF Environmental Criminology and Cybercrime: Shifting Focus ...

    Environmental Criminology and Cybercrime: Shifting Focus from the Wine to... 11. 2011). Cyber places will be crime generators depending on the interaction possibil- ities they offer, which is defined by the level of transit of people and information at specific times. And this happens both at the macro and micro levels.

  10. Sustainability

    However, despite increasing cybersecurity spending, the annual cost of cybercrime, globally in 2020, is estimated at USD 1 trillion [4], and data breaches continue to proliferate [5]. Now, the question that arises here is whether these models have been effective in developing secure and sustainable digital ecosystems.

  11. Cybersecurity should be treated an ESG issue. Here's why

    Here are three reasons why cyber risk needs to be included in ESG strategies: 1. It presents a threat to value. Intangible value - the value of assets that are not physical in nature - now represents 90% of the asset value in organizations, having more than tripled in the Standard and Poor's 500 index (S&P 500) during the past 35 years ...

  12. Cybersecurity for a more sustainable future

    Cybersecurity events and failure to invest in sustainability and climate concerns can have similar corporate, global and regional impacts on our success in this fight. Both of these critical ...

  13. Addressing Cybersecurity and Climate Change for a ...

    Climate change and cybersecurity are two major sustainability issues that could be addressed in similar ways. ... 76% of respondents reported that environmental issues were the same or more concerning than health issues. ... Disrupting cybercrime activities and dismantling the attack infrastructure is a joint responsibility that requires strong ...

  14. Is Cyber Crime A Threat To Environmental Sustainability?

    This type of grid is particularly susceptible to many types of cybercrime like ransomware, denial-of-service (DoS) and man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. Until leading energy companies address this weakness in their infrastructure, the transition to green energy will be met with more obstacles and delays. 2. Environmental connectivity.

  15. Threats of Internet-of-Thing on Environmental Sustainability by E-Waste

    Human activities are at the heart of interactions between physical and digital spheres enabled by the Internet and the proliferation of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices destined to be discarded. The rejected devices, called e-waste, contain toxic substances that negatively impact environmental sustainability. There are no studies to examine the impacts of the Internet and IoT on the sheer ...

  16. Cyber Peace & the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires cyber peace and capacity building for cyber resilient development. If we think about the future, most of us would hope to live in a peaceful and inclusive society where human beings and communities thrive, and our rights are fully respected. The endeavor to make such a vision a reality ...

  17. Cybersecurity is an environmental, social and ...

    Companies need to start looking at cybersecurity as part of ESG. Cyber risk is the most immediate and financially material sustainability risk that organizations face today. Those that fail to implement good governance on cybersecurity, using appropriate tools and metrics, will be less resilient and less sustainable. This in turn has an impact ...

  18. How is cyber crime a threat to environmental sustainability?

    Thus the risk of environmental assets due to system compromise of the oil, chemical, power, gas, and other critical infrastructures is real. Organizations are more relying on machines than manpower which is increasing the vulnerability of cybercrime. Most of the centers are focused on protecting the data. But a cyber breach would cost much more ...

  19. Term Paper on The Nature of Cyber Crime and Cyber Threats: A

    Abstract. Cybercrime is one of the fastest-growing criminal activities in contemporary age. The first recorded cybercrime happened in France in the year 1820. It was not as sophisticated as cybercrime we know in our world today, but, still, that was a crime. Cybercrime has evolved globally as the online platform is progressing.

  20. Cybersecurity: A Necessity for the Sustainability of Society

    Cybersecurity is a condition of national security. The vitality of today's societies and national economies depends on secure cyberspace. Cyberwar, cyber espionage, hacktivism, and cyberterrorism all affect national security. Ensuring the safety and resiliency of society against hacktivists, nation-states, cyberthreat actors, and ...

  21. PDF Identification of Emerging Issues for Sustainable Development

    environmental and health problems (e.g. climate change, malaria, HIV/AIDS) were brought to the forefront of political attention through a process of awareness creation relying on scientific expertise. Alternatively, in the absence of public concern and before issues enter the policy cycle, scientific

  22. Transnational environmental crime threatens sustainable development

    Nature Sustainability (2020) Transnational environmental crime has become the largest financial driver of social conflict, with severe implications for peace and security. Sustainable-development ...