Although cybersecurity is a constant issue for many companies, the pandemic has brought about some unique challenges. Mandatory social distancing required to control the disease has led to some side affects such as anxiety and depression. According to an article in InfoWorld. Hackers are exploiting increased use of technology, such as reliance on email and the internet to get information, as well as work from home situations. “Exacerbating it all is the fact that many IT professionals have been thrown off balance by their own need to work from home while supporting a vastly expanded home-based workforce,” writes James Kobielus, principal analyst at Franconia Research. “The increasing demand for social distancing, lockdowns, and shutdowns has made it difficult for many IT vendors, including big cloud service providers, to keep the lights on in their facilities. As users find it harder to receive 24×7 support for cybersecurity issues that pop up during the COVID-19 emergency, the attacks on their computers, data, and other online assets will grow.”
The article covers how cybersecurity efforts such as increased post perimeter security (secured access through managed devices and apps) will increase even after the pandemic subsides. Artificial intelligence may also play a part in increasingly automated systems, according to InfoWorld, although Kobielus notes it is “no panacea, especially when monitoring social engineering attacks that have complex signatures and evolve rapidly.”
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