Security News > 2020 > December > How COVID-19 has impacted the security threat landscape

A WatchGuard report reveals how COVID-19 has impacted the security threat landscape, with evidence that attackers continue to target corporate networks despite the shift to remote work, and a rise in pandemic-related malicious domains and phishing campaigns.

"As the impact of COVID-19 continues to unfold, our threat intelligence provides key insight into how attackers are adjusting their tactics," said Corey Nachreiner, CTO at WatchGuard.

"While there's no such thing as 'the new normal' when it comes to security, businesses can be sure that increasing protection for both the endpoint and the network will be a priority in 2021 and beyond. It will also be important to establish a layered approach to information security, with services that can mitigate evasive and encrypted attacks, sophisticated phishing campaigns and more."

Attackers probe for vulnerable SCADA systems in the U.S. The one new addition to the most-widespread network attacks list in Q3 exploits a previously-patched authentication bypass vulnerability in a popular SCADA control system.

Attackers targeted nearly 50% of U.S. networks with this threat in Q3, highlighting that industrial control systems could be a major focus area for bad actors in the coming year.

News URL

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/S4Jq0rrjNME/