Insurance, finance and retail are fighting a cybercrime war without the right ammunition

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SPONSORED | Cyberattacks can take years to recover from, but most businesses aren’t doing enough to protect themselves, says DiDataMEA

Cyberattacks can take years to recover from, but most businesses aren’t doing enough to protect themselves, says Dimension DataMany SA

It’s not by chance that global health care facilities were targeted as early as January 2020, especially in countries reporting an increase in Covid-19 infection levels. shows how the pandemic has spurred a marked increase in phishing campaigns and malware infrastructures like Trickbot and Lokibot. It’s not enough to implement a VPN and hope for the best, because phishing attacks target the end user and companies tend to lack the required controls to secure a user’s identity and prevent lateral movement in the destination network.

Then, educate your users. Cyberattackers thrive on uncertainty. If your employees don’t understand your IT protocols or what suspicious activity looks like, they’re more likely to be compromised.

 

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