One lesson to be learned during the COVID-19 pandemic is that, during a time of fear, confusion and uncertainty, cybercriminals waste no time.
At a time when workers and their employers should be most concerned about the health of their health of their families and the world's ability to overcome a virus, the number of phishing attacks is rising rapidly.
Malicious messages supposedly sent by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health facilities are waiting in your employees' inboxes with in their employees' inboxes with links to click on and files to download. to download.
They promise advice to fight COVID-19, ask for charitable donations or promise vaccine kits and tests. In reality, they aim to steal personal data, credentials and bank information.
However, phishing the only challenge for security and IT teams as a result of COVID-19. Cybersecurity also contain ransomware and other types of attacks. attacks.
Security security experts fear that threats such as ransomware will affect companies and governments, health institutions and organizations researching the pandemic and developing a cure.
In addition, many companies are not prepared to deal with the increase in the remote workforce workforce resulting from the preventive actions of governments recommending social distancing and the home office.
Technology is at the supporting the fight against global events and cyber attacks
Technology is at the center of supporting social distancing measures, particularly in the way it has how it has enabled remote working, business continuity and prevention against cyberattacks.
This virus is clearly a risk for many organizations, not only in terms of health health, but also in relation to data protection and privacy. The likelihood of a company being affected by Covid-19 is increasing every day, and the level impact on the organization can range from very low to very high.
Risk reduction can be anything from increasing remote working to changing suppliers suppliers and reducing the working week, all real-world examples of recent weeks.
Even while are being assessed, the information security and IT functions must ensure that remote work plans are created and updated, all affected affected employees must have access to the tools, technology and equipment needed to operate efficiently outside the office environment. office environment.
In addition, the human factor security controls are about people, processes and technology. and technology. As such, some of the new remote workers will need to be properly trained, so quickly implementing up-to-date remote worker training will be vital. training will be vital.
Business continuity and business resilience plans in light of the coronavirus
Companies must test their business continuity and resilience plans in the light of the coronavirus, and the information security function plays a key role in this. in this.
Resilience resilience objectives should be aligned with business objectives to minimize the impact of a variety of risks, including environmental ones, such as Covid-19. A will work with experts in business continuity and resilience, providing resilience, providing assurance that security risks are being managed within acceptable levels. being managed within acceptable levels.
Growth and development are essential for business success, and security professionals need to professionals need to engage more strategically with managers and CIOs to understand their aspirations and how best to protect the business.
This is not just the details of technology, but requires a focus on other aspects aspects central to business growth, such as people, culture and processes.
Understanding what is critical to business success requires detailed discussions about the impacts that businesses can absorb if they are caught up in a global attack or event. global event. This can include downtime, number of customers, financial losses and data breaches, and will vary according to geography, business objectives and legislation. business objectives and legislation.
To do this, the teams must analyze the risks, threats and vulnerabilities, recognizing that they will also depend on the assets involved, jurisdictions, security cultures, network segmentation, user policies or outsourcing agreements. agreements.
Finally, we must be aware that Covid-19 knows no borders and must be applied to the entire information security function, working across the entire company to mitigate risks appropriately.
Conversys can help your company reduce the risks and impacts of this global crisis. Contact contact our experts right now and find out about Aruba Networks' security, network management and connectivity solutions from Aruba Networks. We are to help you overcome this challenge.
About Conversys
Conversys IT Solutions is a provider of Information and Communication Technology services and solutions. and Communication with operations throughout Brazil.
With a highly highly qualified technical and commercial team and a network of partners that includes the main global technology manufacturers, Conversys IT Solutions is able to deliver customized IT infrastructure and telecom solutions to clients. Telecom.
We invest in our employees and partners and strive for a long-lasting relationship with our clients, because we believe that this is how we gain the skills and knowledge we need to innovate and generate value for the businesses in which we operate.
About Aruba
ARUBA, a Hewlett Parkard Enterprise company, is redefining the intelligent network, with mobility and IoT solutions for organizations of all sizes globally.
Offering IT solutions that empower organizations to serve the Mobile Generation - mobile who rely on cloud-based applications for all aspects of their work and personal lives - and to all aspects of their work and personal lives - and to harness the power of insights to transform business processes.
With infrastructure services offered as private or public cloud software, Aruba offers secure connectivity for mobility and IoT, allowing IT professionals to IT professionals to create networks that keep pace with change.
