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[ Tuesday, March 17, 2020 ]

 

So, you've probably heard that HHS was hit by a cyber-attack intended to disrupt and slow down its operations; if it can happen to them, it can certainly happen to you.

It's extremely likely that your organization has implemented at least some unusual operating conditions.  Even if you are business as usual, your employees and workforce are more worried, and may not be as focused as they usually are on privacy and security.  Specifically, your workforce members are probably receiving more emails than usual, and are definitely more likely now to open an email or click on a link that sounds important or scary than they were a couple of months ago.  Hackers know that, and they don't care that there's an epidemic (they never let a crisis go to waste).  So now would be a good time to remind your staff to be extra vigilant to phishing efforts.  But it's not just ransomware; remind them to practice all of your data privacy and security hygiene measures.

Risks and threats are elevated in unusual times, and clearly we are in unusual times.  We are living through a "Black Swan" event.  Be extra careful out there.

Jeff [12:20 PM]

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