Cyber Humanities for Heritage Security

The increasing digitalization of heritage domain has introduced new risks, making it a target for cyber threats such as ransomware and digital manipulation. This article explores the vulnerabilities of digital heritage domain and the urgent need for cybersecurity and resilience in the heritage sector. It introduces the concept of cyber humanities, a novel transdisciplinary discipline that sees digital heritage as a cultural cyber critical ecosystem (C3E), that should exhibit trust, resilience, and sustainability properties. By bridging the gap between the humanities and technologies, cyber humanities aims to develop innovative skills and competencies to protect digital cultural assets from cyber threats, ensuring their long-term preservation and accessibility.

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Communications of the ACM
Published
2025-11-21
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1145/3735659
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2
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Digital Humanities and Scholarship
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Cyber Humanities for Heritage Security

Emanuele Bellini
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Cyber Humanities for Heritage Security

Emanuele Bellini
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Abstract

The increasing digitalization of heritage domain has introduced new risks, making it a target for cyber threats such as ransomware and digital manipulation. This article explores the vulnerabilities of digital heritage domain and the urgent need for cybersecurity and resilience in the heritage sector. It introduces the concept of cyber humanities, a novel transdisciplinary discipline that sees digital heritage as a cultural cyber critical ecosystem (C3E), that should exhibit trust, resilience, and sustainability properties. By bridging the gap between the humanities and technologies, cyber humanities aims to develop innovative skills and competencies to protect digital cultural assets from cyber threats, ensuring their long-term preservation and accessibility.

Communications of the ACMVol. 68(12)
Roma Tre University (IT)
Openalex Percentile: Top 1%
Digital Humanities and Scholarship
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