CORONA CYBERCRIME

Recently Europol joined a global clampdown on corona criminals helping to seize more than 4 million units of sham medication, breaking up and taking down thousands of criminal websites and links.

The pandemic has opened a business opportunity for Cyber criminals.

 Authorities around the world seized 34000 counterfeit surgical masks and identified over 2000 links related to products related to Covid 19

Cyber criminals have been amongst the most adept at exploiting the Covid 19 pandemic for the various scams and attacks they carry out.

With a record number of victims now working from home and using online services in South Africa and across the world, Cyber criminals have come up with creative ways seeking to exploit emerging opportunities and vulnerabilities.

Ransomware has been the most dominant cybercrime threat over the last several years. The pandemic may multiply the damaging impact of a successful attack against institutions.

Recently Cognizant one of the world’s largest IT managed companies with close to 300 000 employees suffered a Maze Ransomware Cyber Attack.

Cyber Security Awareness is more than simply knowing about cyber threats. It is a series of training, policies, and actions that lead to a higher level of security culture in your business or organisation

Affordable, enjoyable next generation cyber-security awareness training that provides continues training, monitoring and evaluation and ensures compliance and accountability.

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