Threat actors thriving on the fear and uncertainty of remote workforces

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The pandemic’s work-from-home reality resulted in an unprecedented change for organizations as they fought to defend exponentially greater attack surfaces from cybercriminals armed with powerful cloud-based tools, cloud storage and endless targets. As working environments evolved, so did the methods of threat actors and other motivated perpetrators, as detailed in the SonicWall report. Threat actors eyeing remote workforces “2020 offered a perfect storm for cybercriminals and a critical tipping point for the cyber arms race,” … More

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