Malicious cyber actors are taking advantage of the mass move to home working by exploiting a variety of publicly known vulnerabilities in VPNs. By taking advantage of these vulnerabilities, hackers could gain access to sensitive corporate files by breaching someone’s home network or email account, paving the way for extortion, blackmail, or further attacks. This comes as part of a wave of new means of conducting campaigns, according to ZDNet.
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Businesses that have moved their entire workforce to home working for the first time are likely to be more vulnerable. ..."
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@Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Businesses that have moved their entire workforce to home working for the first time are likely to be more vulnerable. ..."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
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