Managing Cybersecurity And Data Privacy Concerns During The COVID-19 Pandemic

In Short

The Situation: The global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has prompted the workforce to migrate from the office to remote-working environments and businesses to adopt new data collection, use, and disclosure practices to address the outbreak's effect on the organization.

The Issues: Responses to the pandemic are giving rise to cybersecurity and data privacy concerns. 

Looking Ahead: In response to these concerns, U.S. and international authorities are taking action to encourage—and in some instances to require—organizations to monitor and respond to these evolving cybersecurity and data privacy issues. 

The COVID-19 pandemic poses heightened cybersecurity and data privacy risks for businesses. With the rapid deployment of remote-working solutions, malicious actors already are attempting to exploit weaknesses due to reduced IT staffing and the use of personal devices and insecure public and home networks. Businesses also are experiencing an