Cybersecurity: Navigating cyber challenges in the ‘new normal’ times

COVID-19 forced organisations and individuals to embrace remote working almost overnight. While the world at large focused on the challenges around health and the economy, cybercriminals around the world saw it as a window of opportunity. Our researchers from our Cyber Protection Center in Kolkata who continuously monitor attack patterns saw a spike as high as 100% when it came to phishing and brute force attacks targeting Indian organisations. Based on an analyst report, in June itself there were around 316 billion average daily spams, with India always featuring in the top 10 countries being targeted. These attacks seem to largely originate from countries such as China, the US, smaller countries in Europe, among others.