Simple ways to protect against cyberattacks

Online criminal groups are exploiting the fear brought about by the novel coronavirus to target people and organisations

Although New Zealand has been quite successful at crushing the Covid-19 curve, the crisis is forcing individuals and businesses to embrace new practices such as remote working and social distancing .

Kiwis are more digitally connected as result of Covid-19. There has been a massive increase in the number of people shopping online and working remotely.

Attacks are increasing, both in scope and frequency. As authorities focus on the health and economic impact of the pandemic, cybercriminals have come up with ways to capitalise on the situation.

Organisations and their employees ought to take measures to mitigate risk as they shift to remote working to comply with social distancing rules.

According to a recent Barracuda Networks study, 40 percent of organisations in New Zealand had at least one data breach since shifting to remote working.

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