Managing Cyber Risk During COVID-19 Response

Efforts to contain COVID-19 have resulted in many employees working remotely for potentially an extended period of time.  While such precautions are in place, it is important to stay vigilant of cybersecurity risks.  There are already reports of COVID-19 related phishing scams and a recent hack of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department amid its pandemic response.  Remote working can exacerbate these risks.  Below is a checklist of key issues to keep in mind on this subject:

• Employees who use personal computers to log-in to company systems may create additional cyber vulnerabilities
  • Consider reminders to employees to exercise good cyber hygiene on any devices used for work-related purposes, including how to identify when an email is coming from an external source