Reports: Covid-19 prompting more fraud
The COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed in-person commerce, sent more people into remote work, and generally thrown the global economy into a panic. But for hackers and other fraudsters, the pandemic hasn't slowed anything, it has accelerated. That is a key takeaway from several new report which underline the ways fraudsters are using the pandemic to harm both the public and businesses.
First, Code42's latest Data Exposure Report most IT security leaders (76%) say their business has experienced at least one data breach because of the quick move to remote work during the pandemic. About half believe these data risks will continue for at least two more years, primarily because many employees don't realize - or don't care - about the risks to employers due to remote work security risks.