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dc.contributor.authorBundi, Dorothy
dc.contributor.authorMayieka, Jared Maranga
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-27T10:24:50Z
dc.date.available2020-06-27T10:24:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.identifier.issn2320-9186
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.must.ac.ke/handle/123456789/55
dc.description.abstractCybercrime is among leading causes of loss to numerous offshore oil and gas companies globally. With a yearly loss of millions of monies due to damaged equipment and loss of business, experts claim that cyber-attacks on perilous infrastructure, losses on revenue, environment catastrophic degradation etc. This paper applied exploratory research methodology in reviewing existing literature within this sector with an objective of studying types and forms of cyber-attacks that this industry suffer, the reasons why these attacks are targeted at them and try to suggest ways through which these attacks can be mitigated and/or eliminated. The results of this study show that some of the most common cyber-attacks targeting this sector include Cyber espionage, social engineering, network attacks, phishing, and Brute force attacks. The results can inform cybersecurity specialists and governments in enacting cybercrime frameworks to protect this sector.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGlobal Sciientific Journalsen_US
dc.subjectCyber-attacken_US
dc.subjectCybercrimeen_US
dc.subjectCyber espionageen_US
dc.subjectCyber Securityen_US
dc.subjectCyber threaten_US
dc.subjectDenial of Service (DDoS)en_US
dc.subjectVulnerabilitiesen_US
dc.titleEffects of Cybercrime on Oil and Gas Industryen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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