How to mitigate a cyber attack, 29 April 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused an increase in both the likelihood and impact of cyber attacks, as organisations react rapidly to potentially significant operational and financial challenges. The nature of the threat is also changing, with attackers exploiting uncertainty and unprecedented situations.

Many organisational responses to COVID-19 will have a net-negative impact on cyber security posture. This will be both as a result of existing risks being left unaddressed as security expenditure is cut and IT changes are frozen, and as new risks emerge.