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new research book </span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">"Cybersecurity Crisis Management and
Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic" </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> that will b</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">e published by the international academic
publisher</span><span style="font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">IGI Global.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US"></span> </font></p>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Important Dates:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm
8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">May 19, 2021</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">: Proposal Submission Deadline <br>
<b>June 2, 2021</b>: Notification of Acceptance <br>
<b>August 1, 2021</b>: Full Chapter Submission <br>
<b>September 14, 2021</b>: Review Results Returned <br>
<b>October 26, 2021</b>: Final Acceptance Notification <br>
<b>November 9, 2021</b>: Final Chapter Submission </span></font></p>
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Roman",serif;color:rgb(41,43,44)">Scope:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New
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12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The COVID-19 pandemic has
forced organizations and individuals to embrace new
practices such as social distancing and remote working. In
fact, people have increasingly relied on the internet to
work, shop and stay entertained. However, while the world
is focused on the health and economic threats posed by
COVID-19, cyber criminals are capitalizing on this crisis:
in just few months, the world became far more digitally
connected and vulnerable than ever.</span></font></p>
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12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">The purpose of this book
is to disseminate cutting-edge research results, highlight
research challenges and open issues, and promotes further
research interest and activities in security and privacy
in the COVID-19's era.</span></font></p>
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12pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">This book is intended to
provide a useful material for academicians, researchers,
startup companies, students, scholars, executives and
decision-makers from enterprises, ICT procurement managers
and healthcare actors. Moreover, the book will provide
insights and support executives concerned with the
management of expertise, knowledge, information, and
organizational development in different types of work
communities and environments.</span></font></p>
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0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Recommended topics
include, but are not limited to, the following: </span></font></p>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cyber
crisis management during a pandemic</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Privacy issues related to contact tracing
from both technical and legal perspectives (e.g., GDPR)</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Privacy-preserving
contact tracing applications</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Recommendations and guidelines for
preventing, detecting and responding to cyber threats
during a pandemic</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Risks of work from home and mitigation
strategies</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cybersecurity
Risks in a Pandemic</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Privacy
during COVID-19: case studies</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">COVID-19’s impact on healthcare’s security
infrastructure</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0cm 0cm
8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cybersecurity
Roles in a Pandemic</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Law, Investigation, and Ethics in the post
COVID-19 era</span></font></li>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Researchers and practitioners are invited to
submit on or before <b>May 19, 2021</b>, a chapter
proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the
mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter.
Authors will be notified by <b>June 2, 2021</b> about the
status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.
Full chapters are expected to be submitted by <b>August
1, 2021</b>, and all interested authors must consult the
guidelines for manuscript submissions at </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/&source=gmail&ust=1617874054045000&usg=AFQjCNEz6ukZFRxAPZgv7RKCsyqNWNhngQ" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue" lang="EN-US">https://www.igi-global.com/<wbr>publish/contributor-resources/<wbr>before-you-write/
</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">prior to submission.
All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind
review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve
as reviewers for this project. </span></font></p>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">Note: There are no submission or acceptance
fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication,
Cybersecurity Crisis Management and Lessons Learned From
the COVID-19 Pandemic. All manuscripts are accepted based
on a double-blind peer review editorial process. </span></font></p>
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8pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" lang="EN-US">All proposals should be submitted through the
eEditorial Discovery<sup>®</sup> online submission
manager. </span></font></p>
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Roman",serif">For more information: <a href="https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/5244" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/5244&source=gmail&ust=1617874054045000&usg=AFQjCNF6F5K8T29blZ9LXOWSrukQ-pJp2g" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:blue">https://www.igi-<wbr>global.com/publish/call-for-<wbr>papers/call-details/5244</span></a>.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
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