Cyberattacks are on the rise, and endpoints such as PCs are a frequent target. With nearly all employees now working from home, PCs are their main connection to the work environment and crucial to remaining productive. Any cyberthreat that compromises or takes down a user’s computer means, at the very least, a loss of productivity.
Yet employees are human, and humans are known to miss threats and fall victim to phishing attacks, including the rising number that use COVID data as a lure. Since the pandemic began, we’ve seen a 63% increase in COVID-related phishing campaigns and fake social posts, according to a survey by the Information Systems Security Association.
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