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By now, most are aware that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a spike in cyberattacks. This sharp increase in malicious activity related to COVID has taken the typical form of adversaries seeking to benefit financially, gain unauthorized access to networks for immediate and long-term strategic benefit, and spread misinformation with political agendas.
Much of this is a direct result of the work from home (WFH) phenomenon. With organizations and businesses rapidly deploying systems and networks to support remote staff, criminals can’t help themselves. Increased security vulnerabilities have offered the opportunity to steal data, generate profits, and generally cause havoc. In one four-month period (January to April) some 907,000 spam messages, 737 incidents related to malware, and 48,000 malicious URLs – all related to COVID-19 – were detected by one of INTERPOL’s private sector partners.
There are a number of…
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Posted by: Bernard Brode |
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September 10, 2020 at 09:10AM
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