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As millions of employees are now working from home, many companies have been forced to actively tackle the excess strain on their VPNs and other systems.<\/p>\n

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This inadvertent \u2018stress testing\u2019 has revealed both minor and much more significant vulnerabilities across countless businesses\u2019 IT systems worldwide. From being unable to perform regular maintenance updates and forensic tests to using tools that were not designed to work offsite, while we\u2019re adapting to this learning curve, cybercriminals are looking to take advantage.<\/p>\n

To counteract this risk, ensure that your staff are all aware of cyber risk and know what they can personally do to help keep your business safe. This includes setting up secure passwords, not opening suspicious emails and reporting anything untoward to your IT team.<\/p>\n

In order to remain vigilant against cybercrime, it helps to be conscious of the type of attacks conducted by cybercriminals at present. We take a look at the way these emerge, who has been affected in recent times, and the measures you can take to protect both yourself and your business.<\/p>\n

Bogus important updates<\/strong>
During these unprecedented times, many of us are following our government-led coronavirus updates but amongst them, fake news is being spread far and wide. The National Cyber Security Centre has recently warned of \u201cbogus emails with links claiming to have important updates, which once clicked on lead to devices being infected.\u201d Many of these emails offer paid-for access to a live map of local COVID-19 cases. To avoid getting caught out, seek out news from legitimate sites and avoid clicking on emails that seem suspicious.<\/p>\n

To get a quick indication of a scam sender, if you right-click on the email before opening it and click \u2018Forward\u2019, you will see the email sender in the \u2018From\u2019 box. Should this appear as a lot of jumbled up letters or includes suspicious wording \u2013 it\u2019s probably not legitimate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Are they WHO they say they are?\u00a0<\/strong>
Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned of criminals disguising themselves as the WHO to steal money or sensitive information. As well as digital methods such as emails and fake websites, they also target people through phone calls, text messages and even via fax machines. If you are contacted by the WHO, there are several red flags to look out for including asking for sensitive information, provoking a sense of urgency and requesting donations.<\/p>\n

The WHO clarified on their website:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe World Health Organization will:<\/p>\n