The extent to which individuals in Saudi Arabia are subjected to cyber-attacks and countermeasures

Abstract

In light of the rapid development of technology and the increase in the number of users of the Internet via computers and smart devices, cybercrimes impact on enterprises, organizations, governments and individuals has been significant. Researches and reports on the impact of cybercrime and methods of prevention and protection are been introduced regularly. However, the majority focuses on the impact on organizations and governments. This paper aims to use a survey methodology in order to highlights the impact of cybercrimes on the individuals in Saudi Arabia and measure the awareness of cybersecurity among individuals. In addition, this research aims to investigate the common cybercrimes which target the individuals in Saudi Arabia and the countermeasure taken by them.