For many office workers, the desk has shifted from the company office to the home office. Technically, this business trend was to be expected, but flexible working opportunities have only become part of everyday life due to the it was only due to the Corona crisis. However, when it comes to implementing effective security measures, more needs to be done in New Work environments.
During the pandemic with a sharp increase of connections to computers in private environments, this task has become much more complex. Monitoring and analyzing the IT attacks, BeyondTrust’s Malware Threat Report 2021 evaluated how this threat situation for organizations has changed. Experts recorded a 200 percent increase in phishing attacks within one year. The majority of scam messages intercepted by mid-2021 used Corona health issues to trick users into disclosing confidential information.
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