coronavirus pandemic

Botnets, Telegram Helped Criminals Steal $163B in COVID Aid
Sophisticated and relentless cyberattacks facilitated the theft of $163 billion in government funds intended to support U.S. citizens and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The news, first reported in the Washington Post, ...
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Ask Chloé: Preventing Future Burnout
Chloe Messdaghi | | burnout, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, cybersecurity burnout, Employee Awareness, security burnout
Welcome to the Ask Chloé column on Security Boulevard! Each week, Chloé provides answers to readers’ questions to help guide them as they navigate the technology industry. This week, Chloé addresses a reader’s fear that ...
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Ask Chloé: Returning to the Office
Chloe Messdaghi | | commute, coronavirus pandemic, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity challenges in remote working, human resources, office policies, remote, remote work, remote working, time management
Welcome to the Ask Chloé column on Security Boulevard! Each week, Chloé provides answers to readers’ questions to help guide them as they navigate the technology industry. This week, Chloé discusses cybersecurity ...
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Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Hubris
C. Warren Axelrod | | coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, CSO/CISO Perspectives, cybercrime, General, Microsoft Exchange Server, Nicole Perlroth, SolarWinds, Spotlight
On Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update,”, Kate McKinnon plays Dr. Wayne Wenowdis, the all-knowing physician. In response to COVID-19 and vaccine questions, she says “we know dis,” except when “we don’t know ...
Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Prevention
C. Warren Axelrod | | "tragedy of the commons", coronavirus pandemic, Cyberwarfare, deterrence, General, Malware, negative-pressure, Spotlight, zero trust security
Prevention lies somewhere between avoidance and protection, and preventative methods can belong to either. For example, what is stopping outsiders from entering your country or state or town in order to limit ...
Cybersecurity Lessons from the Pandemic: Data – Part 1
C. Warren Axelrod | | coronavirus pandemic, data falsification, Data Obfuscation, data sampling, General, Risk Analysis, Security Metrics, Spotlight, Validation, verification
The collection and reporting of data relating to the coronavirus pandemic and related medical research and practices are in a shambles. For example, a June 7, 2020 article by Jason Slotkin cites ...