 managing business risk in the context of increased remote managing business risk in the context of increased remote hemraj tue 10142025 521 managing business risk in the context of increased remote laszlo s gonc submitted by hemraj on mon 10132025 626 laszlo s gonc cissp first senior fellow divihn cybersecurity center of excellence linkedin url linkedin perspectives tag security in the digital dna expert content laszlo sgonc sort by latest trending featured managing business risk in the context of increased remote laszlo sgonc security in the digital dna latest trending featured image remote telework cyber safety as business leaders our priority and paramount concern is the health and safety of our employees staff contractors customers clients and community the response to covid19 has affected many of us family friends and business partners locally and around the world when it came to virus detection our major worry until recently has been cyberrelated and how it might affect our technology services we now have a different virus challenge the covid19 outbreak is an unstable dynamic situation and has the potential to be incredibly impactful and disruptive to our organizations corporate nonprofits and governments alike as the majority of our work force transitions to working remotely bad actors and cyber attackers have ramped up their malicious efforts to create and spread more fear uncertainty and doubt fud in addition to stealing your information and company data attacks and scams right now hackers and bad actors are targeting a variety of our essential services for living and working including banks credits cards gift cards and most sources of money grocery stores restaurants and food delivery services doctors hospitals and pharmacists medicines online movie services podcasts and other entertainment pandemic information updates and government websites and more they want your credentials login ids and credit card numbers to steal your personal information money and company data they are doing this using easily available tools social media platforms devices apps texting instant messaging emails and anything else that can get a malicious link to you cyber attackers do this through fake emails phishing scams fake voice mails vishing fake ads and coupons fake websites and landing pages fake direct sms texts to your phone fake videos and images on social media fake pdfs and documents fake authority communications the bad actors offer fake covid19 and pandemic info fake financial aid and loans fake grocery and food delivery sites fake medicines and pharmacists fake online doctors and medical tests fake bank sites fake credit card sites fake movie and entertainment fake unemployment sites fake government sites when you use these services it is best to type in the url website address manually instead of following a clickthrough search ad or delivered link the malicious urls are propagated using a variety of means including domain names only one character off through embedded attachments or even landing on a web page eight 8 do s and don t s use secure vpn always use your secure vpn on your devices this ensures you have a secure encrypted communication tunnel while working bad actors can monitor your traffic public wifi hotspots should be avoided don t mix devices conduct business on corporate devices to ensure cybersecurity hygiene for your corporate and client data regular sign on ensure you log onto your corporate network regularly to get the most recent updates with the evolving cyber threats new attacks are coming out daily use multifactor authentication mfa  enable and use your multifactor authentication credentials mfa adds an essential layer of protection for your credentials don t share passwords even at home don t share your passwords in addition please don t write down credentials and passwords on paper sticky pads or other mediums where they can be seen or retrieved don t click through if it seems suspicious don t click through type in the url or web address manually report it to your it support if possible do not forward or send the malicious content verify if in doubt if you have a request from your supervisor coworker or subordinate for information or money that appears suspicious stop pick up the phone or use other safe means to verify the request business email compromise bec is fast on the rise avoid new apps hackers and scammers have flooded app stores with mobile apps and websites faking a variety of our essential services banking food delivery government entertainment be careful be mindful actionable takeaways during the covid19 outbreak leading through this crisis clear and frequent communication  lack of data creates a vacuum leading to illinformed decisions and unease throughout your organization ensure you and your peers communicate clearly and frequently with messaging that provides directed guidance and actionable takeaways a single source of truth  avoid multiple sources and channels of information create a single portal that works for your organization an app a website a hotline leverage existing data and risk assessments to support better decision making enable transparency and communicate progress efficiently and effectively with employees staff and others provide collaboration tools  whether you have established remote working capabilities or not you need to provide secure solutions for your organization determine how your organization works and provide the necessary platforms identifying critical use cases this includes general communications and secure access to instant messaging file sharing enterprise applications and other systems of engagement cybersecurity safety  cyber aggressors are taking advantage of this global crisis by sending malicious emails and perpetrating other scams  