A third wave – feels more like a third tsunami. Many haven’t returned to the office; some may end up back in work-from-home scenarios. While workers may feel safe at home, false senses of complacency can easily mask very real cyber threats. Cybercriminals don’t pause for pandemics. With the increase in remote work, an explosion in cybercriminal activity, like phishing, has followed. Not only is phishing still prevalent, but it’s rising much like that third wave.
Seven thousand office workers in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia/New Zealand, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan were surveyed on their understanding of phishing, email, and click habits. Respondents were asked how their online lives have changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. From there, the COVID-19 Clicks – How Phishing Capitalized on a Global Pandemic report was created, shining a timely light on perceived knowledge of phishing attacks, what makes people click on a potentially malicious link, and overall cybersecurity and cyber resilience habits.