that it's working closely with law enforcement and its clients have been overwhelmingly supportive.
"Ransomware is often spread through phishing emails, macros embedded in attachments or by visiting 'infected' websites," says one data privacy and security expert for a multinational law firm."Employees may be on heightened alert for suspicious emails or be blocked from certain websites when they are in their office, but they may have their guard down or may not be limited by the in-office security controls when they are working from home or on their own devices.
Nigam says hackers are aware there's a high demand for information on the spread of coronavirus and they're customizing their phishing emails to focus on that content."There's an obsession with getting constantly updated on the pandemic," he says."It's always in the back of all of our minds even if we're focused on our work."
While Kang says the"best line of defense is hiring a dedicated security team," he and the other experts agree there are a few key steps companies can take to avoid becoming an easy target: require employees to install updates or remove their administrative access and do it for them; use a virtual private network ; train employees on phishing emails; make sure everyone is using a secure Wi-Fi connection with a strong password; use a content management system that allows extra layers of...
"If you are in that category, you should be ultra-aware you're a target," says Nigam."When hackers see news that one major talent law firm got hacked, you get a lot of copycat hackers waking up and saying, 'Let’s try that.' It proves to the hacking community that there's gold at the end of that attack.""Our elections, our government and our personal information are under escalating attacks by foreign cybercriminals.