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Th<\/span>e\u00a0<\/span>economic turmoil created by the novel coronavirus<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>social\u00a0<\/span>unrest\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>developed by the\u00a0<\/span>civil rights\u00a0<\/span>protests\u00a0<\/span>made the first half of 2020 the best of times and the worst of times for\u00a0<\/span>cybercriminals.\u00a0<\/span>Some<\/span>\u00a0were able to exploit new\u00a0<\/span>network\u00a0<\/span>vulnerabilities created when so many Americans retreated to remote work\u00a0<\/span>during the\u00a0<\/span>econom<\/span>ic<\/span>\u00a0shutdown.\u00a0<\/span>Others<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>developed elaborate scams<\/span>\u00a0with emails, phone calls and texts targeted at\u00a0<\/span>stimulus checks or federal recovery program aid.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>On the\u00a0<\/span>business side<\/span>, data breaches dropped by one-third\u00a0<\/span>in the first quarter\u00a0<\/span>compared to 2019. N<\/span>etwork administrators\u00a0<\/span>were on high alert because of the new\u00a0<\/span>working conditions and\u00a0<\/span>protocols<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>The t<\/span>urmoil\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>offered a case study about why\u00a0<\/span>business network security\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>so\u00a0<\/span>important<\/span>\u00a0today<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAny crisis is a green light to cybercriminals and scammers<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>COVID-19 has created an enormous amount of uncertainty and chaos at a scale we\u2019ve not seen before. People are scared, anxious and desperate for anything that might help them through this troubling time. That makes them incredibly vulnerable<\/span>\u00a0\u2026\u00a0<\/span>it\u2019s the perfect storm<\/span>,<\/span>\u201d Jim Van Dyke, Breach Clarity CEO<\/span>\u00a0recently said<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In certain ways, the COVID-19 scams and phishing expeditions spread faster than the virus<\/span>\u00a0itself<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Homebodies<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

T<\/span>he\u00a0<\/span>sudden\u00a0<\/span>work-from-home\u00a0<\/span>craze\u00a0<\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>business network administrators scrambling to establish security <\/span>protocols\u00a0<\/span>for their companies<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0When so many American workers began working from home<\/span>, their business networks weren’t the only systems being tested by hackers.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom, the video web conference streaming platform, which so many remote workers turne<\/span>d to\u00a0<\/span>stay in contact with their coworkers<\/span>, was repeatedly hacked. It ultimately surrendered over <\/span>a half<\/span>–<\/span>million account users\u2019 information.<\/span>\u00a0Along with the increase in remote workers, Americans also increased\u00a0<\/span>their<\/span>\u00a0use of the internet for gathering news, shopping and communication. Cybercriminals increased their focus on those channels.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ZDNet<\/span><\/i>, which reports on business technology, reported that t<\/span>he attacks came from all over the globe, too. State-sponsored\u00a0<\/span>attempts came from\u00a0<\/span>China, North Korea and Russia<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>attempted to bilk information from unwary web surfers with spiked documents, spear-phishing l<\/span>ures, and malware campaigns.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Organizational<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Target<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/span>A\u00a0<\/span>survey<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of more than 400 global organizations\u00a0<\/span>after the coronavirus outbreak\u00a0<\/span>showed that 71% of their security professionals reported an increase in\u00a0<\/span>security threats or attacks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Phishing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>55%<\/span>), m<\/span>alicious websites\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>32%<\/span>), m<\/span>alware\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>28%<\/span>) and r<\/span>ansomware (19%) were the<\/span>\u00a0leading threats.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those attacks were aimed at more than people isolated by the coronavirus. A\u00a0<\/span>public service announcement<\/span><\/a>\u00a0issued by the F<\/span>BI on April 1 warned that cybercrime\u00a0<\/span>use<\/span>d<\/span>\u00a0the pandemic to also attack government agencies and private organizations.<\/span> As early as March 30, the FBI\u2019s Internet Crime Complaint Center had logged more than 1,200 complaints related to COVID-19 scams.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While scams related to COVID-19 are up worldwide, the Identity Theft Resource Center repor<\/span>ts that publicly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>reported data breaches are down in the U.S. over the first six months of 2020.\u00a0<\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>organization\u00a0<\/span>found that there were 540 publicly reported data breaches in the first six months of\u00a0<\/span>the year, a 33% drop from 2019<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0Some experts attr<\/span>ibute some of the decrease to\u00a0<\/span>the hypervigilance\u00a0<\/span>of network security organizations\u00a0<\/span>created\u00a0<\/span>by the\u00a0<\/span>pandemic.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Probably not a surprise, but\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>wo of the biggest\u00a0<\/span>breaches<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 the\u00a0<\/span>hotel chain Marriott\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>5 million customers<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span>and Nintendo<\/span>\u00a0(<\/span>300,000<\/span>\u00a0users<\/span>) \u2013 involved systems heavily trafficked by individual users<\/span>\u00a0and involved personal and account data<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Small Targets, Big Impacts<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Breach Clarity reports that five\u00a0<\/span>data\u00a0<\/span>breaches<\/span> that <\/span>occurred in the first three months of 2020 <\/span>\u2013 Toondo.com,\u00a0<\/span>LimeLeads<\/span>, Health Share of Oregon, Tetrad and Marriott \u2013 involved <\/span>consumer information such as names,\u00a0<\/span>email addresses, Social Security numbers, employer information and more.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>More recently<\/span>, the Small Business Administration\u2019s Economic I<\/span>n<\/span>jury\u00a0<\/span>Disaster Loan program\u00a0<\/span>was breached exposing the data of nearly 8,000 small businesses.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the SBA, cybercrime cost U.S. businesses $2.7 billion in 20<\/span>18 and one of its recent surveys showed\u00a0<\/span>approximately 88% of small business owners<\/span>\u00a0felt their businesses were vulnerable to a cyberattack.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The “2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report” says 28% of all breaches involved small independent businesses<\/span><\/span>, organized crime was behind 55%, and 86% were financially motivated.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cyberstealth<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Cyberattacks come in many forms, which by now are well known<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Malware (malicious software) is intentionally designed to damage a computer network<\/span>\u00a0with viruses or ransomware. Viruses are programs that if downloaded spread throughout a network<\/span>\u00a0and provide hackers access to it. Ransomware is\u00a0<\/span>similar to<\/span>\u00a0virus<\/span>es<\/span>, but it restricts network access until a ransom is paid.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Phishing is a cyberattack that is delivered through\u00a0<\/span>emails sent from legitimate sources. They normally require\u00a0<\/span>a reply or a link to be clicked to activate.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although these kinds of attacks are well-documented, unsuspecting users often never notice them until their <\/span>network is infected. They can go unchecked for l<\/span>ong<\/span>\u00a0periods unless they\u2019re\u00a0<\/span>stopped.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prevention<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span> <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

There are plenty of ways to lessen the chances of a computer or network be<\/span>ing compromised.<\/span>\u00a0Experts suggest businesses:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Train employees.<\/strong>\u00a0Whether it\u2019s out of negligence or\u00a0<\/span>bad intentions, the Verizon DBIR says employees are responsible for 30% of business network breaches<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and 8% involved misuse by authorized users. So, training is important.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Topics should include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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Strong passwords include:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
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If employees have been working from home during the coronavirus shutdown, policing their computer and network access passwords is even more important.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Police your users.<\/strong> When it comes to business network security, the best way to reduce the chance of a data catastrophe is to limit the number of users<\/span>. Each user should have their own account, so activity can be monitored and traced. And administrative privileges should be restricted to\u00a0<\/span>owners, manager<\/span>s,<\/span>\u00a0or IT staff.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Back up your data. <\/strong>Retail is all about data.\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>nventory and sales<\/span>\u00a0figures<\/span>, accounts receivable, customer data, tax information and more should be backed up daily.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>And using an off-site provider isn\u2019t a bad idea either.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBackups are hugely important, especially in business applications because your business is your livelihood<\/span>,\u201d says CJ June Manag<\/span>ed Services director at Paladin Data Corporation<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Managed Services\u00a0<\/span>automatically\u00a0<\/span>stores backup\u00a0<\/span>files\u00a0<\/span>off<\/span>–<\/span>site in a cloud database protecting businesses against all kinds of disasters.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

June and other experts advise the 3-2-1 approach to\u00a0<\/span>backing up files.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n