COVID-19 threw our lives in turmoil this year, creating a lot of chaos and confusion as people and businesses were forced to readjust very quickly to remote working environments and changing social habits. Just as quickly, cyber criminals looked to take advantage. The result shined a big spotlight on companies’ approaches to cybersecurity—both good and bad.
Now, as we wind towards 2021 and a pandemic that doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon, what lessons have we learned? Are businesses taking cybersecurity seriously enough? And what should we expect going forward? A panel of security experts tackled these questions and more in a virtual session during CompTIA’s 2020 EMEA Member and Partner Conference.
There’s a lot of exploitation of human emotion. People are anxious and they’re fearful of the current situation. That’s why they are clicking more on urgent request tactics,” she said.
The emotional frailty that COVID-19 has wrought has played a big role in how cybercriminals attack, said Tope Aladenusi, cyber risk services leader at Deloitte West Africa. “These guys thrive on fear, uncertainty, doubt, and greed. They capitalized on that to launch several attacks,” he said.
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