Secure your Remote Workforce with Techcess Cyber Security Solutions

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 is rapidly increasing throughout the U.S., forcing more and more employers to rely on employees working from home. As we navigate the challenges posed by COVID-19 and the need to halt the spread of this deadly pandemic, many cyber-criminals are seeking to ramp up their level of attacks.

Most commonly, as with other high-profile events, attackers are using COVID-19-themed phishing e-mails, which purport to deliver official information on the virus, to lure individuals to click malicious links that download Remote Administration Tools (RATs) on their devices.

The sudden surge in employees, students, teachers, and many other professionals working from home is driving a huge increase in demand for videoconferencing, online collaboration tools and chat systems.  Earlier this week, a new vulnerability in Zoom was discovered. If you aren’t familiar with this tool, it is currently one of the leading video conferencing software applications on the market.

In these attacks, criminals are sending UNC links in a message. When a user receives the message and clicks the link, the windows credentials are then passed onto the attacker. Cybercriminals can essentially send users an executable script file to run in the same manner, infecting the user with malware.

Attackers are also taking advantage of the fact that many people who are working from home have not applied the same security on their networks that would be in place in a corporate environment, or that enterprises haven’t deployed the right technologies or corporate security policies to ensure that all corporate-owned or corporate-managed devices have the exact same security protections, regardless of whether they’re connected to an enterprise network or an open home WiFi network.

Putting in place a productive and secure remote working solution is the biggest challenge facing organizations in light of confirmed COVID-19 cases. The haste at which coronavirus is forcing companies to act could lead to some compromising on security.

No business wants to experience a data breach due to putting in place an ill-prepared work from home policy, nor do they want a situation where their employees aren’t equipped to do their job properly. Our cyber security contingency plan can help SMB’s to quickly mobilize a secure and well-functioning remote working solution.

How can Techcess CyberSecurity Group help?

The Techcess CyberSecurity Group helps Small & Mid-Size Businesses establish effective security controls around sensitive assets and balances the needs to reduce cyber risk while enabling productivity, business growth, and cost-optimization objectives. Located in Houston, Texas, we strive to provide our clients with enterprise-level security services to ward off and eliminate both run-of-the-mill security issues and the most destructive security threats many businesses face. To get started protecting your business’ digital assets, call us today at 1-833-892-9237.