Backed by communication tools like Slack and Zoom, work teams have the chance to connect even while chilling in their pajamas. As a result, most companies have managed to keep up their usual performance level. However, the are immense and exacerbated by and non-secured laptops. challenges of remote work technological gaps In particular, are turning up the heat. With using personal computers due to COVID-19 realities, the expose cybersecurity gaps and . security departments around 55 percent of specialists emerging security threats critical vulnerabilities The Evolution of Cybersecurity Threats During the Pandemic While the world is fighting the global health threats posed by COVID-19, in on this situation. cybercriminals around the world undoubtedly are cashing Companies have experienced the rapid expansion of used to storm the coronavirus-themed and bait victims to seemingly legit platforms aiming to fetch Office 365 . hackers’ infrastructure spear-phishing attacks credentials According to various , since April, the total number of spam messages has almost reached 1 mln, whereas the overall quantity of and malicious links has ramped up to 737 and 48k respectively. research reports malware attack The first wake-up call grabbed headlines on April 21st, 2020. The allegedly affected NIH, WHO, World Bank, Gates Foundation, and other widely-known organizations. cybersecurity attack At that time, almost 25000 by unknown hackers. email addresses and passwords were dumped online Not Only Phishing As time goes by, the coronavirus outbreak threatens to across the world. overload the security of organizations Cybercriminals become more sophisticated and treacherous at the same time using and online shopping frauds. brute-force attacks According to the data provided by global agencies, the key cybersecurity threats in the context of COVID-19 have been: – Phishing and malspam are surely the ‘pace-setters’ in the . Phishing and Malspam cybercriminal world Coronavirus-related attaching malicious Microsoft documents with health information have been all the rage lately. Seems only fair companies remind employees to be on guard when . phishing emails opening emails about the pandemic – Due to the global chaos criminals have had a lot of time on their hands to recheck their and target them against services that are going up in the world. Credential Stuffing Attacks credential stuffing lists Thus, in April, Zoom greeted the week with the . It has been that over on the dark web and hacker forums. growing concern for its privacy reported 500,000 Zoom accounts were sold – COVID-19 has also created a ripe environment for . In most cases, it featured information about vaccines, government assistance, for conferencing platforms, and critical updates. Ransomware ransomware infection free downloads Sometimes, cyber thieves were more creative using double extortion and . Sabotaging is the best solution, especially while maintaining good backups. encrypting all your data ransomware attacks – A has demonstrated a surge in the number of attacks targeting RDP. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Targeting McAfee report This spurt led to a growing number of dark web markets selling RDP credentials. Personnel has to log into systems remotely, limited and can reduce the . secure access by VPN scale of the disaster The Final Word With lockdowns and social distancing measures rolling into a new round, companies have to amplify cybersecurity as remote work continues into the future. distributed workforce Therefore, along with reassessing , business leaders must re-examine the elements of their cybersecurity stacks to ramp up remote business continuity. productivity tools As for remote workers, cyber hygiene and increased vigilance are the best policies against thwarting most cyber attacks.

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