The number of positive cases of COVID-19 is rapidly
increasing throughout the United States, requiring more and more
employers to rely on employees working from home.
While this is a necessity under current conditions, especially
as state and local government agencies require that we
"shelter-in-place," it is not without creating other
business risks such as cyber security breaches.
The work from home dynamic creates a very opportunistic
situation for hackers and phishers. Every home device or wireless
connection is a potential entry point. Moreover, with
employees justifiably focusing on other things – their
children, pets, health concerns, finances, etc. – data
security is understandably not top of mind and employees'
typical safeguards against cyberattacks are down. We have seen a
significant rise in COVID-19-related phishing attacks, where
hackers are taking advantage of individuals' fear and need for
health, safety, and financial aid information.
