How hackers are taking advantage of the Corona crisis

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Home office instead of office work: In view of the corona pandemic, more and more employees are currently moving to home offices - initially for an indefinite period of time. But the increased work from home poses many security risks.

Inadequate security opens the door for potential hackers to launch a successful attack. But phishing emails that are specifically tailored to the Corona crisis are also on the rise. What companies should definitely pay attention to in this context and how they can protect themselves.



IT security must not be neglected
The mass relocation of their employees presented many companies with an enormous challenge and in some cases pushed IT departments to their capacity limits. The goal: to be able to work again and be fully operational as quickly as possible - but this sometimes came at the expense of IT security.

The time pressure and the tension involved often mexico gambling data increased the susceptibility to configuration errors. In particular, the fear of no longer being able to do business led in many cases to a tendency to lower the actual security level in favor of the ability to act. This in turn spurs cyber criminals to try new attacks.

"IT security must not be neglected, especially in times of Corona. In the current situation, a successful hacker attack can have fatal economic consequences for many companies," says Dirk Kretzschmar, Managing Director of TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH (TÜViT). "It is therefore all the more important to protect your IT infrastructure as best as possible on the one hand, but also to sensitize your own employees accordingly on the other."

The TÜV Association has also already warned of the dangers associated with mobile working from home. "Due to the corona pandemic, companies must reassess the risks for their organization and adapt their IT security measures," said Dr. Joachim Bühler, Managing Director of the TÜV Association (VdTÜV).