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Mimecast report shows key trends in malicious
activity over the first 100 days of COVID-19
their activities. According to a new Mimecast report entitled
100 Days of Coronavirus that tracks cybercrime activity
since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak, the volume of
malicious and opportunistic cybercrime across all types of
cybercrime has increased significantly by 33% in the period
January–March 2020.
The report provides a clear picture of how malicious
actors are exploiting opportunities and provides a detailed
analysis of all the trends across various regions, seen by
the Mimecast Threat Intelligence team.
Carl Wearn, Head of
E-Crime at Mimecast
hile the world has been focused on managing the
W healthcare, economic and social consequences
of the novel Coronavirus, a war has been quietly
raging as cybercriminals leverage the crisis to escalate
The new report has found that, in the period January–
March 2020, monthly volumes of: spam and opportunistic
cybercrime detections increased by 26.3%; impersonation
fraud detections increased by 30.3%; malware detections
increased by 35.16% and blocking of URL clicks increased
by 55.8%, meaning people are more likely now to click on
unsafe links than before the outbreak.
Carl Wearn, Head of E-Crime at Mimecast, said: “Many
employees that suddenly find themselves working from
home are not sufficiently equipped or aware of cyberthreats
and may put their organisations at risk by engaging in
unsafe behaviour.”
UAE INTERNET USERS TRY TO REMOVE PRIVATE
INFORMATION FROM WEBSITES OR SOCIAL MEDIA
ew Kaspersky research has
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found that consumers around
the world want to take more
action to protect and maintain control
over their personal privacy.
As revealed in the company’s latest
report, Defending Digital Privacy: Taking
Personal Protection To The Next Level,
consumers are becoming more aware
of where their personal data is available
online. In fact, 84% in the UAE say they
have tried to remove private information
from websites or social media channels.
However, a third (33%) have no idea how
to go about it.
These findings reveal how protecting
the privacy of our personal data and
interactions online is to make sure we all
continue to benefit from technology. The
report, which includes findings from a
new consumer survey carried out in 23
countries, examines current consumer
attitudes towards online privacy and
what steps people are taking to keep
private information from falling into the
wrong hands.
Consumers have shown that it is not just
their private information they are worried
about, but that of their loved ones’ too.
For instance, the report reveals that 31%
of consumers claim that their personal
data or information about their family has
become publicly available without their
consent. Such occurrences are pushing
consumers into making conscious
choices about how and where their
personal data is stored, to stop it being
viewed or used by others who do not
have permission to do so.
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