Bad actors are poised to exploit organizational vulnerabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic as resources are focused elsewhere. Here are actionable steps to take to safeguard critical assets.
The global COVID-19 pandemic is causing havoc for businesses across the globe, impacting everything from business continuity to supply chain operations, while resulting in dramatic shifts to remote work on an unprecedented scale.
As companies channel their resources to address pressing near-term requirements, bad actors are positioning themselves to target organizational vulnerabilities, as evidenced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services falling prey to a recent cyber-attack and the recent eruption in phishing attacks.
These include Offensive AI attacks, or the use of AI as a stealth multiplier by bad actors to conduct targeted attacks against organizations’ expanded attack surfaces created from the deployment of highly distributed remote workforces.The global COVID-19 pandemic is causing havoc for businesses across the globe, impacting everything from business continuity to supply chain operations, while resulting in dramatic shifts to remote work on an unprecedented scale.
Justin Fier
Director of Cyber Intelligence & Analysis
Darktrace
Dr. Chase Cunningham
Principal Analyst
Forrester Research
Hunter Muller
President & CEO
HMG Strategy