Pretoria - With millions of employees forced to work from their homes amid the Covid-19 pandemic, information communication technology specialists have been working hard to combat the increased threat of cybercrime.
“IT teams are tasked with the daunting challenge of managing employees’ connectivity during the Covid-19 crisis to ensure productivity and minimal disruption to business. At the same time, there has been a sharp spike in the number of "phishing" and "smishing" attacks since the outbreak began. “Most online users are aware of phishing emails, which often encourage you to log on to what seems to be an online banking portal or other credit facility. The user enters their login details on the fake portal, after which the scammers use this information to raid the user’s bank account.”
“Smishing also works when scammers send a phone number in the message. If the victim calls the number and gives away private information, this can also cost a lot of money.”