COVID-19 and Cyber Security: Side Effects or Business as Usual?
summary
Mass shift to home offices exposes concrete failures: unprotected Zoom meetings and zoom domains registered enable meeting takeover and spearphishing campaigns that spoof invites; credential theft and COVID-themed malware seed ransomware against schools, hospitals and supply chains (Colonial Pipeline ransom paid 75 bitcoin ≈ $5M); payroll and invoice fraud spike as remote verification breaks; contact‑tracing apps and fake apps leak data or request unnecessary permissions; Android banking trojans distribute via fake government COVID apps; many incidents require context‑specific risk decisions, not generic advice.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 10:18Cyber Security Problem
- 10:44What Are Scams
- 13:35Payroll Fraud
- 20:44Fake News and Hoaxes
- 26:52Conclusion
- 29:02Last Words
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