Enhance cybersecurity awareness and survivability for DoD, industry partners, and academia in the face of the ever-increasing threat of cyber attacks. Cybersecurity (CS) includes managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information and the systems and processes used for those purposes, including analog and physical form. CS includes information availability, identification and authentication, confidentiality, integrity, and non-repudiation as well as the economic considerations with respect to selection of CS techniques, CS processes, and industry trends.
Coronavirus malware scams return with a venegeance
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Hackers use coronavirus fears to trick victims into new online scams.
https://www.techradar.com/news/coronavirus-malware-scams-return-with-a-venegeance
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WHO Warns of Phishing Scams Related to Coronavirus Alert
https://cyware.com/news/who-warns-of-phishing-scams-related-to-coronavirus-alert-452d7694
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/hackers-coronavirus-phishing
Bad Actors are using bogus website to lure in the community by tricking them into believing that the website can help them detect if they are infected with the virus. One such website has been linked to Russia. This website is called vaccinecovid-19.com and it requires users to click on a button that Will ask for personal information. This is one of many ways that Bad Actors are able to use malware to infect infultrate a device and steam sensitive data
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Hackers are now on a more frequent basis are using the a virus called the Coronavirus to infect devices. They do this by sending a email that gives a little information on the topic and then they have a Word to download. When the person downloads this the virus comes into the device and gathers sensitive information. These attacks are focused on certain businesses and they are businesses that let you know that these people know how economic concerns relate to this virus.
https://www.cyberscoop.com/coronavirus-phishing-emails-proofpoint-research/
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Nowadays, people are getting scared of many different things particularly with what is going with the actual coronavirus. What this coronavirus does is that the hacker gives something to a person relating to the virus and when the person downloads and opens the file, the virus comes into the device and the hacker starts to steal private information especially business information. People need to be careful what they download and open on the internet nowadays because nobody really knows what has a virus on it and what does not. As always, people should have their device safety to fully protect their information and to constantly update their devices to the latest updates in order to have the latest security features and benefits that are offered.
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