Measuring the Implications of Email Viruses Through a Unified Model of Cyber Security
Nazish Adeel, Rajeev Kumar, Katyayani N S Akella, Valli Manickam, Mohd Waris Khan, Satyanarayana V. Nandury · 2023
The vast majority of email viruses propagate by ensuring that every address included in the address book of the victim is sent the malicious message or attachment. There are a variety of approaches that can be utilized in order to package and present these viruses. Some of them can be immediately identified as malicious based on the content of the body, the sender, who may or may not be trustworthy, and the subject lines, which are just unintelligible. It may be difficult for receivers to identify individual email messages that include malware since the malicious actor puts a lot of effort into making it appear as though the email message was sent from a respectable sender. Phishing is an attempt to steal sensitive information by impersonating a trustworthy entity, typically a business. Cybersecurity is an extremely important topic in the field of information technology. Information security is one of the most pressing problems facing our generation at the moment. When we think of cyber security, the first thing that comes to mind is cybercrime, which is expanding at an alarming rate. This is because cybercrime is the most common kind of online crime. In order to put an end to these cybercrimes, various governments and businesses are pursuing a variety of preventative measures. In spite of the many safeguards in place, a significant number of people continue to be anxious about the safety of their online activity. The difficulties surrounding the use of email viruses as a threat to cyber security are the primary focus of this article. From the point of view of email viruses, a unified approach for assessing the level of cyber security has been developed. In addition to this, it examines the most recent developments in the methods of cyber security, as well as the ethics and trends that are influencing the industry.