Covid-19 has led to an unavoidable yet staggering reliance on online systems due to the sharp rise in employees working remotely. In turn, there has been a greater number of impactful attacks that have influenced the functioning of industry, critical infrastructure, public health systems, and which have also affected the end-users.
We’ve seen cybercrime increase among some of the most vulnerable sectors including public health systems and hospitals too, which has sparked the interest of the media and raised awareness among the general public. The relative success of cyber criminals in the last five years has inspired malicious actors to find new ways to exploit weak environments and try even harder.
Yet we must also understand that defense is also improving to counteract the growing intensity of new threats.