The COVID-19 outreach is turning out to be not only health, social, and economic hazards but also a cyber security crisis. With increased remote working for better business continuity employees are using numerous internet tools. As businesses and people have started relying more on technology and are busy fighting with the pandemic, the attackers now have plenty of options to target more than ever.
According to PWC's April report , the number of security threats to the Indian company doubled in march 2020.Also according to ACRONIS cyber Readiness Report 2020, 31% of companies worldwide faced with at least one cyber security incident per day. However, India reported twice as many cyberattacks per day, where most of the cyberattacks comprise phishing, DDoS, video conferencing, exploiting weak services, and malware.
Increased use of internet and mobile technology- The NITI Aayog report stats that India stands at 3rd rank in the list of highest internet users worldwide after USA and China, which increases the chances of significant rise of cyberattacks
Ignoring internal messages- Many employees usually ignore internal messages which may be a threat to your personal data. Sometimes they also forget to keep the security lock open which creates the more chance of stealing the data.
Leaking of information- Due to the pandemic many threat calls are roaming for data stealing. Only because of these calls many users mislead and, share the data with them which made them due a heavy loss.
The Pandemic demands a better protection
- Train employees about the security principle.
- Be aware about the threat calls,
- Don't ignore the threat messages.
- Take a data backups and store it separately.
- Modernize your stack with cloud-based WAF, such as App Trana, a next-generation cybersecurity protection.
- Encourage the use of office devices
- Don't enclose your personal data on emails, chat groups and, phone calls.
- SATVIK
STAY HOME STAY SAFE !!
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