COVID-19 Response: 5 Tips for Securing Remote Workplace

It’s no exaggeration to say that, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now have the largest-ever global remote workforce. And with it comes an expanded attack surface that requires extra attention. Phil Reitinger of the Global Cyber Alliance shares five tips for securing the remote workforce.

“If there’s one thing we know about cyber adversaries, it’s that they’re adaptive and reactive,” Reitinger says. “What COVID-19 gives the adversaries is an opportunity both to phish - to sort of weaponize the desire for information - and at the same time a new set of [prospective victims] to target.”