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WHAT IMPACT HAS COVD-19 HAD ON THE DATA BREACH LANDSCAPE ?
Cybercriminals have taken advantage of the disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 . Phillip Larbey , Managing Principal for Europe , Middle East and Africa at Verizon Enterprise Solutions , lays out the cybertrends which have most impacted businesses during this time .
Since we launched the Verizon Business
2020 Data Breach Investigations
Report ( 2020 DBIR ) in May , we have seen the COVID-19 pandemic deliver additional security challenges to businesses around the globe . We have seen organisations quickly move their workforces en masse to remote working , e-commerce has increased with many industries ( especially retail and food services ) now relying more heavily on their online presence and cloud-based workflows , and health providers have also moved to online service delivery , to name just a few industries the pandemic has impacted .
Unfortunately , in these times of rapid change and confusion , cybercriminals have been watching and looking to capitalise on any opportunity for financial gain .
In order to shed light on the increasing number of threat actors worrying cybersecurity specialists , our renowned DBIR team has generated a three-month analysis – entitled ‘ Analysing the COVID-19 data breach landscape ’ – which brings these threats under the spotlight .
Unlike our DBIR series , this study focuses on 36 confirmed data breaches which were identified as being related directly to the COVID-19 pandemic , and also reviews 474 data breach incidents from March to June 2020 based on contributor data and publicly disclosed incidents .
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UNFORTUNATELY , IN THESE TIMES OF RAPID CHANGE AND CONFUSION , CYBERCRIMINALS HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND LOOKING TO CAPITALISE ON ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL GAIN .
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