Restructuring of networks amid pandemic made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks: Check Point

The sudden rush to provide remote access to employees by restructuring network and security systems during the lockdown made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks in the third quarter of current year, according to cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies. Due to the immediate push, several IT companies were unable to scale up their cloud security postures which led to increased opportunity for cyber criminals to carry out attacks, Check Point Software Technologies India and SAARC Managing Director Sundar N Balasubramanian told .

According to the company’s research, India was ranked second after the US among the top 5 countries most affected by ransomware attacks in the third quarter.