Ime Udoko, Director, Research and Marketing of ISACA, Abuja Chapter, told NAN on Wednesday that there was increasing threats on computers and phones with the Remote Work Model .
“Already, attackers find these as easy targets to gain remote credentials and perform malicious logins to corporate networks. With the low level of security awareness, phishing campaigns through email makes employees at home a soft and easy target,” Udoko said. “Organizations in Nigeria with internet presence have been attacked 1,292 times per week in the last six months compared to 411 attacks per organization globally.
He called on companies to invest more on creating awareness and ensure employees’ devices comply with organizations’ internal policy, have up-to-date security software and security patch levels. “Safeguard access to application portals through the use of multi-factor authentication mechanisms, vet Bring-your-own-device such as personal laptops or mobile devices from the security standpoint,” he said.
“Where possible, get full protection from credential theft through phishing or social engineering as well as malware, exploits, ransom ware, and other email-delivered threats, by investing in relevant services.