By Richard Addiscott
Gartner, Inc.
Despite the current global pandemic, cybercriminals have made it clear they’re not taking any time off. In fact, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security issued an alert warning that health organizations supporting the national response to COVID-19 face an “elevated level of risk” for security incidents.
During these kinds of crises, organizations are focused on employee health and business continuity. Now that many workers have shifted to working remotely and organizations are distracted trying to handle the virus, security and risk management teams need to be more vigilant than ever.
It’s critical for security leaders to take preemptive steps to ensure the resiliency and security of their organization’s operations as attackers seek to exploit human nature and nonstandard operating modes. In a sea of overwhelming priorities, security and risk teams should focus on seven strategic areas during COVID-19.
- Update incident response protocols to reflect new operating conditions
Given that most of the security and risk team is now operating in completely different environments and mindsets, incident response plans and protocols might…
