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.
The Coronavirus Cure Scams Continue
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WHO being attacked by Cyber Threat Actors
There has been a rise in fake cure scams for the coronavirus and threat actors have actively attacked the WHO. Effective communication is crucial and analyzing data to determine what is fake or what is true information is the primary solution.
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7 Ways Hackers and Scammers Are Exploiting Coronavirus Panic
Most of the recent cyberattacks are primarily exploiting the fears around the COVID-19 outbreak that’s fueled by disinformation and fake news to distribute malware via Google Play apps, malicious links and attachments, as well as execute ransomware attacks. The latest development adds to a long list of cyberattacks against hospitals and testing centers, and phishing campaigns that aim to profit off the global health concern. Here’s a list as to what the article covers, Mobile Malware, Email Phishing, Discounted off-the-shelf Malware, SMS Phishing, Face Mask and Hand Sanitizer Scams, Malicious Software and Ransomware Attacks.
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The Justice Department has been raising the alarm over people scamming promoting Covid-19 treatments. Texas is working to stop an “Ozone therapy” company which promoting a novel corona virus cure. Prosecuters say the firm owner Jean Juanita Allen claimed that the treatment has a 95% effective for someone that had tested positive to Covid-19.
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