Several countries are introducing contact tracing apps to address COVID-19 concerns. This includes India, as the BBC has reported. The app - Aarogya Setu, which means "bridge to health" in Sanskrit - was launched just six weeks ago. India has made it mandatory for government and private sector employees to download the app. However, as citizens of India install the Aarogya Setu app, what should users be aware of as cybercriminals capitalize on these uncertain times? READ MORE:What are the data privacy concerns from contact tracing? To understand the issues and concerns surrounding the app, Digital Journal spoke with Brenda Ferraro, VP of Third-Party Risk for Prevalent. Ferraro works directly with organizations around the world to manage and monitor the security threats and risks associated with vendors, suppliers, and other third parties. Digital Journal: How has the coronavirus situation altered the business world? Brenda Ferraro: The coronavirus situation altered the business world by shining a light on our broken supply chain. Business Resilience has become top of mind and with continuously changing facts about the pandemic businesses are forced to pivot as to how to react or survive. Security Controls are shifting to include a new focus on work from home environment protections, interconnections of internal and external business dependencies, and concentration risk. Businesses are starving for real time intelligence of which is changing rapidly and could result in miscalculated data based driven decisions. DJ: What is the objective of contact tracing apps? Ferraro: Information crowdsourcing is critical to provide ..
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