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Cybercriminals are increasingly taking advantage of the unrest that has arisen about the coronavirus. Research by G DATA CyberDefense shows that the number of cyber attacks increased by 30 percent in March compared to February.
According to the researchers, the increase is partly due to the number of phishing emails that contain the words corona or COVID-19. In addition, now that they are working from home, employees are increasingly using their work computers for private matters and downloading applications that have not been approved by the IT department. If employees choose to use applications that are not approved by the IT department, sensitive company data is likely to be inadvertently exposed and the potential for misuse is high.
In addition, there has been an increase due to the many employees who work from home. The home office has increased the complexity of networks at many companies, at the expense of security. Smaller IT departments of companies in particular are currently under enormous pressure to overhaul their infrastructure. This entails the necessary cyber risks and the maintenance of the security infrastructure. The risks are particularly greater if the terminal server or Sharepoint is freely available on the Internet to ensure business continuity. The risks are even greater when users use their private computers to work on the corporate network. Private computers are usually not centrally secured by group guidelines or other IT measures.
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“Cybercriminals are currently using every opportunity to take advantage of the corona crisis. We are therefore seeing a significant increase in malware and phishing attacks. People should therefore be extremely careful if, for example, they encounter an email from a company offering new corona tests or cheap protective masks,” says Eddy Willems, Security Evangelist at G DATA CyberDefense. ”In addition, employees must be aware that the same rules apply in the home office as for working in the office. Do not connect unknown removable media, do not click on suspicious links, and be careful when opening email attachments. After all, phishing emails also arrive in your mailbox at home. And of course, an up-to-date security solution must be installed on all computers.”
Source: Computable
