Advice for consumers to reduce cybercrime threats (Includes interview)

As well as general threats, more of us are conducting our lives online following the impact of COVID-19. This means that businesses must be more proactive about cybersecurity and online consumer protection than ever. There are also measures that consumers can take, in order to help to mitigate the risk of falling victim to cyber-crime.

To gain an insight into cybersecurity risk management, Digital Journal caught up with Myke Lyons, the Chief Information Security Officer at the company Collibra.

Digital Journal: What are the risks of cybersecurity?

Myke Lyons: Our lives are becoming increasingly digital during COVID-19. This means facing new challenges with cybersecurity. As an example, the loss of in-person conversations of the type that take place between colleagues at the office, a process that contributes to people staying alert.

Things are becoming more fragmented. People are subject to higher levels of emotional stress. This can cause people to react in surprising ways.

DJ: Are there any other challenges?

Lyons: A new challenge is a rise in activity from bad actors and a corresponding increase in attempts to capture data, devices and networks. Common examples…