On Wednesday, March 11, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. This has pushed many organizations, mostly businesses and schools, to force its members or employees to work from home as governments work to contain the virus. This “social distancing”, while effective at contain the spread of the virus, has created a vulnerability that has caused many cyber criminals to ramp-up their attacks.
With many employees and students working or learning from home, a lack of IT resources may hurt the organizations as they now have to manage security outside of their direct perimeters. With members, staff, and students outside direct perimeters, hundreds, even thousdands, of loose end points (meaning their personal computers) are vulnerable to attacks. Unfortunately, cybercriminals know this and are inclined to act on such vulnerability.
To learn more about this and how to protect yourself visit the website below:
LIS 4022 Spring 2020 