In the past few weeks, we examined risks and recommendations for organizations caused by the Coronavirus as well as provided a few things to keep in mind when working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health officials are urging people to stay home and to exercise proper hygiene to stay safe and help prevent the virus spread.
But what about cyber hygiene?
Turns out you should apply the same level of care to your supportive technology.
What 2020 will bring directly depends on you… and your perception of cyber security.
We won’t be wrong if we say that large companies with enormous budgets and innovation opportunities have always been a desirable target for cyber criminals.
At the same time, their developed security systems designed to protect against an unauthorized entry strengthen their position in the cyber space (although not 100% of time – that’s a different story).
However, the latest trend is that SMBs are at hackers’ gunpoint nowadays just as (if not more often than) large corporations.
“The health sector is in desperate need of a cyber hygiene injection” - James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology
With booming development in technology and fast-paced information distribution, the healthcare industry has rapidly evolved from a paper-based to a digitally advanced sector.
Don’t get us wrong: digitalization has helped companies to provide a comprehensive and accurate view on the client health history, faster diagnosis and treatment.
But that’s just part of the story…
The importance of cyber security is growing day by day thanks to the rapidly advancing technology.
The ongoing cyber security incidents and more importantly the impact of those are driving organizations towards recognizing cyber security component as one of the core business requirements.