During the COVID-19 pandemic, a high number of network attacks and vulnerability exploitation attempts have been observed. This includes use of automated scanners by attackers like nmap/acunetix/masscaner looking for open ports like 21 (FTP), 22 (SSH), 23 (TELNET), 3389 (RDP), 1433 (SQL Services). 

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Malware like SpyMax, Blackwater are being used as a combination of phishing mails and poorly secured home computers to harvest credentials. These credentials are then used for carrying out attacks. The number of attacks with harvested credentials are already up 30 percent. 

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A number of phishing emails claiming to be from the World Health Organization and other government agencies promising to provide healthcare support to cure Corona virus. According to a cybersecurity firm, a wave of 2,500 infections of just two strains of malware were all delivered in COVID-19-themed emails recently.

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This sort of pandemic has caught most companies off-guard and It is not surprising that most of them did not stress-test their systems for an event what we are living through now. Several experts suggest that it is unreal to anticipate that vast majority of employees in US and Europe would all have to work remotely. This is an unprecedented situation that the world was not prepared for. However, it’s time to secure yourself and be prepared for the future and Groupo-R would be an ideal partner for your post COVID-19 journey.