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most citedCyber Security in the Age of COVID-19: A Timeline and Analysis of Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Attacks during the Pandemic

674 citations · 825 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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12 papers

cs.HC2023★ 4 cited

Tainted Love: A Systematic Review of Online Romance Fraud

Alexander Bilz, Lynsay A. Shepherd, Graham I. Johnson

Romance fraud involves cybercriminals engineering a romantic relationship on online dating platforms. It is a cruel form of cybercrime whereby victims are left heartbroken, often f…

cs.HC2023★ 1 cited

Deep Breath: A Machine Learning Browser Extension to Tackle Online Misinformation

Marc Kydd, Lynsay A. Shepherd

Over the past decade, the media landscape has seen a radical shift. As more of the public stay informed of current events via online sources, competition has grown as outlets vie f…

cs.CR2020★ 1 cited

Proposal of a Novel Bug Bounty Implementation Using Gamification

Jamie O'Hare, Lynsay A. Shepherd

Despite significant popularity, the bug bounty process has remained broadly unchanged since its inception, with limited implementation of gamification aspects. Existing literature…

cs.CR2020★ 2 cited

Human-Computer Interaction Considerations When Developing Cyber Ranges

Lynsay A. Shepherd, Stefano De Paoli, Jim Conacher

The number of cyber-attacks are continuing to rise globally. It is therefore vital for organisations to develop the necessary skills to secure their assets and to protect critical…

cs.CR2020★ 674 cited

Cyber Security in the Age of COVID-19: A Timeline and Analysis of Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Attacks during the Pandemic

Harjinder Singh Lallie, Lynsay A. Shepherd, Jason R. C. Nurse +4

The COVID-19 pandemic was a remarkable unprecedented event which altered the lives of billions of citizens globally resulting in what became commonly referred to as the new-normal…

cs.CR2020★ 2 cited

A Taxonomy of Approaches for Integrating Attack Awareness in Applications

Tolga Ünlü, Lynsay A. Shepherd, Natalie Coull +1

Software applications are subject to an increasing number of attacks, resulting in data breaches and financial damage. Many solutions have been considered to help mitigate these at…

cs.HC2019★ 82 cited

Gamification Techniques for Raising Cyber Security Awareness

Sam Scholefield, Lynsay A. Shepherd

Due to the prevalence of online services in modern society, such as internet banking and social media, it is important for users to have an understanding of basic security measures…

cs.CR2019★ 5 cited

BlackWatch: Increasing Attack Awareness Within Web Applications

Calum C. Hall, Lynsay A. Shepherd, Natalie Coull

Web applications are relied upon by many for the services they provide. It is essential that applications implement appropriate security measures to prevent security incidents. Cur…

cs.CR2018★ 2 cited

Mayall: A Framework for Desktop JavaScript Auditing and Post-Exploitation Analysis

Adam Rapley, Xavier Bellekens, Lynsay A. Shepherd +1

Writing desktop applications in JavaScript offers developers the opportunity to write cross-platform applications with cutting edge capabilities. However in doing so, they are pote…

cs.HC2018★ 4 cited

Security Awareness and Affective Feedback: Categorical Behaviour vs. Reported Behaviour

Lynsay A. Shepherd, Jacqueline Archibald

A lack of awareness surrounding secure online behaviour can lead to end-users, and their personal details becoming vulnerable to compromise. This paper describes an ongoing researc…

cs.HC2018★ 45 cited

How to Make Privacy Policies both GDPR-Compliant and Usable

Karen Renaud, Lynsay A. Shepherd

It is important for organisations to ensure that their privacy policies are General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliant, and this has to be done by the May 2018 deadline. H…

cs.HC2018★ 3 cited

How to design browser security and privacy alerts

Lynsay A. Shepherd, Karen Renaud

It is important to design browser security and privacy alerts so as to maximise their value to the end user, and their efficacy in terms of communicating risk. We derived a list of…