cyber trends
CYBERCRIMINALS HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE DISRUPTION AND UNCERTAINTY CAUSED BY COVID-19 . PHILLIP LARBEY , MANAGING PRINCIPAL FOR EUROPE , MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA AT VERIZON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS , LAYS OUT THE CYBERTRENDS WHICH HAVE MOST IMPACTED BUSINESSES DURING THIS TIME . ince we launched
S the Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report ( 2020 DBIR ) in May , we have seen the COVID-19 pandemic deliver additional security challenges to businesses around the globe . We have seen organisations quickly move their workforces en masse to remote working , e-commerce has increased with many industries ( especially retail and food services now relying more heavily on their online presence and cloud-based workflows ) and health providers have also moved to online service delivery , to name just a few industries the pandemic has impacted .
What impact has COVID-19 had on the data breach landscape ?
the increasing number of threat actors worrying cybersecurity specialists , our renowned DBIR team has generated a three-month analysis – entitled Analysing the COVID-19 data breach landscape – which brings these threats under the spotlight .
March to June 2020 based on contributor data and publicly disclosed incidents . We have combined this data with our own team ’ s observations drawn from our collective years of experience to ascertain the cybertrends that have most impacted businesses during this time .
Unfortunately , in these times of rapid change and confusion , cybercriminals have been watching and looking to capitalise on any opportunity for financial gain . In order to shed light on
Unlike our DBIR series , this study focuses on 36 confirmed data breaches which were identified as being related directly to the COVID-19 pandemic , and also reviews 474 data breach incidents from
Focusing on the tried and tested amidst the confusion
Pre-COVID-19 , cybercriminals were successfully using tried and tested
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