SECURITY


A PARADISE FOR CYBER CRIMINALS


As we look to step out of the shadow of the pandemic, Andy Barratt UK, MD at Coalfi re, encourages businesses to re-evaluate their cyber strategies as they consider a return to the offi ce.


If there was ever a question around the importance of digital transformation for business longevity, COVID-19 has fi rmly answered it. Transforming the way in which we live and work, perhaps forever, the Coronavirus pandemic has seen fi rms across the globe forced into a rapid digitalisation process that they have had no choice but to adapt to – and fast. Business strategies that might have otherwise taken years to implement have been accelerated in a matter of months, with employees required to learn new skills and adopt an entirely different way of working almost overnight.


It’s clear that digitalisation and cybersecurity go hand in hand. And, with a return to the offi ce now in view, it’s


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essential that those facilities professionals also tasked with security responsibilities ensure a robust cyber strategy is at the heart of any long-term operational plans.


Criminals at large There has been an increase in cyber-attacks just as the need to facilitate mass home working has forced fi rms to divert their attention and IT resources away from security.


Taking advantage of the chaotic conditions wrought by COVID-19, hackers have preyed on the nation’s lockdown anxiety by putting the pandemic at the centre of their offensive scams.


In the fi rst 30 days of lockdown alone, more than 2,000 twitter.com/TomorrowsFM


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