Mass migration to udalenku will double the number of leaks – The KXAN 36 News

the Amount of leakage of corporate data, related to the mass transfer of Russians to a remote format may increase in 2-3 times. How do you think interviewed by Izvestia experts, personal computers of employees to be more secure than office, and at home no one will be protected from spam and phishing attacks.

According to company Internet search, already from March 16 were recorded 4-fold increase in the number of phishing emails. Of course cybercriminals couldnt miss such a moment and email filled messages that contain malicious codes that allows you to make various offenses, from hacking social network account to encrypt the server of the company, said the head of Internet search Igor Bederov.

in solidarity With them in Group-IB. Attackers can pull sensitive data through the use of letters of trompe loeil, which allegedly contained important information on the topic of coronavirus for example, the abolition of travel.

At the same time vulnerable, even home computers with a configured VPN access and special systems to prevent leakage. According to the head of the Zecurion analytical center Vladimir Ulyanov, corporate data can be easily stolen due to the lack of visual control on the part of colleagues and cameras. The probability of leaks increases the transfer of communications when users begin to share work documents via personal email and instant messengers.

Additional risks arise when the employee changes the configuration or uses the programs, which were not agreed with administrators. Corporate systems, for example, may threaten a program downloaded from torrent trackers, says Director of cybersecurity Rambler Group Ilya Zuev.

to reduce the risk of leaks to a minimum, experts recommend that organizations install on home computers antivirus, configure a VPN connection with two factor authentication, and update all programs and equipmente, which is used for remote access. Not be amiss to segment the network that will help protect our corporate infrastructure, and share access rights.

Text: To.Hi-tech

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