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COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for a global pandemic starting in 2020. The pandemic triggered widespread changes in work and communication, including rapid adoption of remote work and digital services, which altered the cybersecurity landscape.
In information security, COVID-19 increased risks such as phishing campaigns exploiting pandemic-related themes to steal credentials or deliver malware, and attacks on healthcare organizations critical to pandemic response. The sudden shift to remote work often led to misconfigured systems and weaker endpoint security, expanding attack surfaces. Organizations had to prioritize securing remote access, updating threat intelligence to detect COVID-19-themed scams, and reinforcing user awareness to mitigate these targeted threats.
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Covid-style financial support? Nothing to confirm yet, say MPs The chair of the UK's business and trade committee says the situation at Jaguar Land Rover is likely to get "harder and harder over the next week or two," but stopped short of confirming that the government might intervene with financial support.…
As post-cyberattack layoffs begin, labor org argues UK goverment should step in The UK's chief automotive workers' union is calling on the government to establish a Covid-esque furlough scheme for the thousands of individuals who face losing their jobs due to the cyber-related downtime at Jaguar Land Rover.…
Doing a simple system reset may not be enough to save you from fines and lawsuits With the end of Windows 10's regular support cycle fast approaching, and a good five years since the COVID pandemic spurred a wave of hardware replacements to support remote work, many IT departments are in the process of refreshing their fleets. But what they do with decommissioned systems is just as important as the shiny new ones they buy.…
It comes amid a major crackdown on the abusive industry that started during COVID Thailand is preparing to receive thousands of people rescued from scam call centers in Myanmar as the country launches a major crackdown on the pervasive criminal activity across its border.…
Pen-testing tools didn't work – and personal info of folks hit by pandemic started appearing in search engines Updated Two consulting firms, Guidehouse and Nan McKay and Associates, have agreed to pay a total of $11.3 million to resolve allegations of cybersecurity failings over their roll-out of COVID-19 assistance.…
How Forcepoint Data Security Everywhere does what it says on the tin Sponsored Post The coronavirus pandemic appears to have changed the employment landscape forever, with estimates suggesting that up to a quarter of staff still spend some of their working week outside of the office compared to just 6 percent prior to 2020.…
Now that's a Dutch crunch A password-less database containing an estimated 1.3 million sets of Dutch COVID-19 testing records was left exposed to the open internet, and it's not clear if anyone is taking responsibility.…
ALSO: More high-profile MOVEit victims; CVSS 4.0 coming soon; and a long list of critical vulnerabilities Infosec in brief Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson lobbed a wrench into the works of the country's COVID-19 inquiry by claiming he couldn't remember the passcode to unlock an old phone being sought by investigators.…
PM wants response as urgent as that mustered for COVID-19 Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has ordered an emergency review of the nation's ID Cards, amid revelations of glitches and data leaks that threaten the government's digital services push.…
PLUS: Vietnam's free domain names for youngsters; China's Cuba spy base; Hyundai and Samsung team for car chips; and more Asia In Brief India's government has denied its Co-WIN COVID-19 vaccination management platform has leaked data, but ordered an investigation into the program's security.…
How to locate cybersecurity risks in remote working Webinar The implementation of lockdowns during the maelstrom of the Coronavirus pandemic led to fast track changes to traditional work practices. To meet the challenges of operating in a global emergency, businesses and organizations of every kind had to urgently find a way to keep operating.…
COVID, flood surfing, crowds – what to pick? Black Hat As last week's hacker summer camps would down it's clear that attendee numbers are still well down on the pre-COVID days, although things are recovering.…
PLUS Vietnam's massive infosec push; Philippines telco fight; Australia dumps COVID app; and more Asia in Brief Elon Musk has written an article for the Cyberspace Administration of China's flagship magazine.…
Poetic justice? The virus does love it in some federal prisons Two Florida residents will spend years behind bars and pay more than half a million dollars for wire fraud and identity theft, among other illicit deeds, for running COVID-19 scams.…
That, and Black Hat, are about to reveal risk assessment skills of our cyber-risk experts RSA Conference Quick show of hands: who came home from this year's RSA Conference without COVID-19?…
Over a year after discussions began, National Data Guardian continues to pursue transparency in health data use More than two years after England launched a COVID data store, keeping details of National Health Service (NHS) patients, the country's National Data Guardian (NDG) remains unsatisfied with who is accessing the data.…
Well, we'll see in a week or so RSA Conference For the first time in over two years the streets of San Francisco have been filled by attendees at the RSA Conference and it seems that the days of physical cons are back on.…
Mustang Panda deploys variant of Korplug malware to target European officials and ISPs A China-based threat group is likely running a month-long campaign using a variant of the Korplug malware and targeting European diplomats, internet service providers (ISPs) and research institutions via phishing lures that refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and COVID-19 travel restrictions.…
The further you move from the office, the more wild the product descriptions CrowdStrike is bringing its identity threat prevention technology to its managed detection and response (MDR) service, giving enterprises a chance to blunt the growing threat of identity-based attacks that has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Quick, blame COVID-19 The government of Cambodia has delayed implementation of its National Internet Gateway – because it is yet to acquire the equipment needed to operate the service.…