Cybersecurity Takeaways From the Pandemic and Solutions for 2021

In 2020, Cybersecurity has become more important than ever for businesses all over the world; the COVID-19 pandemic definitely has a huge impact on the overall cybersecurity situation. No one is immune to COVID-19 and cyberattacks alike. Global lockdowns forced many companies to shift to . Cybercriminals took advantage of . Many organizations encountered at the beginning of the work-from-home shift. For instance: remote work vulnerable home networks data breaches of companies reported an . 80% increase in cyberattacks in 2020 Most of the was received from ( of cases) malware email 94% At the beginning of April 2020, reported it was blocking related to COVID-19. Google 18 million malware e-mails every day Between January and April 2020, the attacks on cloud services increased by 630% and industries were the most affected, as they deal with huge amounts of . For instance, various research shows that: Healthcare financial personal data In 2020, of all cyberattacks targeted 27% healthcare and financial sectors From the beginning of February to the end of April 2020, (when COVID-19 started spreading). attacks against banks rose by 238% Most financial institutions ( ) reported that it is more and more difficult to fight against , as they become more and more . 82% cybercriminals sophisticated On the flip side, 2020 has definitely been a good year for . Even though according to surveys, COVID-19 caused for , the global lockdown made during the pandemic period. In addition, of course, this was the . online retailers big shipping delays 36% of consumers 56% of consumers try out a new retailer biggest holiday season in e-commerce history On the other hand, . Of course, the e-commerce platforms have already started adapting to the current situation, but the hackers apparently took advantage especially at the beginning of the lockdown period, launching an , aiming to steal customer data, and making unauthorized transactions. Such attacks include , etc. more online sales resulted in more cyberattacks unprecedented number of attacks credit card fraud, malware, phishing attacks Even though businesses are trying to adapt to the growing threat from cybercriminals, cybersecurity specialists are not optimistic at all, as their research shows that cybercriminals are changing their way of acting even more, and are not planning to slow down. Here are just some and for , presented by figures predictions 2021 Cybersecurity Ventures: By 2021, Cybercrime is expected to cost the world (more than compared to ), making it the world’s , after the US and China $6.1 trillion annually twice 2015 third-largest economy The cybersecurity experts predict a cyberattack incident to happen in 2021 ( ) every 11 seconds 4 times more than in 2016 In 2021, 1st place in the nomination “ ” will go to . Worldwide costs caused by such damages are predicted to reach ). The Fastest Growing Kind Of Cybercrime Ransomware $20 billion (57 times more than in 2015 Taking into account the aforementioned statistics and predictions, it is obvious that organizations and individuals must completely their . So what can we all do to ? rethink cybersecurity approaches and strategies combat cybercrime more effectively Empower your Employees…with Knowledge It has been proven . Often people take cybersecurity for granted, and most employees are …until it is too late. Any employee who is not well-informed about cybersecurity can unwillingly fall victim to , placing the company and clients at risk. That’s why it is crucial to the employees, especially today when many of them are working from home. that 90% of cyber-attacks are related to human error not even aware of cyber-attack types and risks cyber-attacks educate So start spreading right now: provide your employees with all the necessary information concerning cyber threats and resulting bad consequences and organize cybersecurity and . Stay in : make your employees use only secure software and strong passwords, explain to them why they should get the approval of the IT department before installing any software, and why they might have limited access to some data, in some cases. cybersecurity awareness training sessions phishing experiments control of the process Protect Proactively any damage is always better than repairing it. Cybercriminals will constantly search the weak points in your company’s which is why you always have to be ahead of them, detecting an attack before it happens. This way of thinking will help reduce damage and avoid major problems. Take all the necessary precautions to ensure your data is protected. Preventing cybersecurity infrastructure Any Backup Plans? Research shows that many companies don’t have and tactics in case of attackers succeed in stealing their data. back-up plans Again, your employees: everyone should be aware of their own responsibilities in all possible scenarios. educate Constantly stored and shared your company’s network. control and monitor all data inside and outside Remember to back up your own data even if you are putting it in the cloud and expecting it to be safe. But how do you make sure that the data stored on your computers and cloud services are really …even if ? The answer is simple. protected stolen Make it useless for the thieves! As we have seen, following all the figures listed above, your data is ultra-protected not when it cannot be breached (because it always can), but when it cannot be read by unauthorized users. There is technology available that . For example, Cybervore offers a patented breakthrough technology, which combines authentication, AES 265 encryption, and fragmentation. It is called Fragglestorm™- . It is a secure method where data is encrypted, sliced, or split into a defined number of fragments that are replicated, and only the authorized user has access. This offers a way to significantly increase data protection and integrity, and ensure a user’s data privacy across any and . renders data useless to unauthorized users and protects your data no matter where it is stored is a cybersecurity software on-premise device cloud storage service