Our sources have noted a severe uptick in cyber attacks with the outbreak of Coronavirus. This means that businesses and users should be extra diligent during these times not only in the real world for their personal health but on the Internet as well. Based on what we’re seeing there are a few items of note.
Security teams working remote
First, most non-outsourced SOC’s (Security Operation Centers) are strictly an onsite job. A lot of the tools, networks, and security procedures are built in such a way that this is a requirement. However, with the Coronavirus outbreak many organizations are choosing to have all their employee’s work from home. This has caused a disruption in security monitoring and response while team’s scramble to set up a remote work operation.
Normal resources are restricted
Secondly, many agencies are only coming out for violent or life-threatening calls. With the surge in healthcare attention and resources, malicious actors feel their actions will get lost in the fray.
More Internet usage
With social distancing and quarantine, people are online more than ever before. This creates additional opportunities for contact with attackers and they are taking full advantage. Boredom traditionally feeds exploration or curiosity and many users find themselves opening emails or navigating to parts of the web they don’t traditionally.
Coronavirus stimulus checks
Lastly, the Coronavirus stimulus checks have created a massive fraud target pool for attackers. The FTC has already released information to help fight against frauds and they haven’t even cut the first check yet. We fully expect to see massive amounts of successful fraud attempts from this stimulus check campaign.
Ways to help
The important message is to ensure you are keeping your assets and your information as secure as possible from cyber attacks. We’re starting a new Dark Web Assessment to help those who are serious about their informational footprint online. We scour the dark web, private hacker forums, and public breach disclosures for your private information. We’ll show you what they have, where they got it, and how to best protect yourself going forward. So give us a call (888) 531-3011 today!
