Impacts of COVID on Cybersecurity

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed our daily lives, as we have become more dependent on digital services, including the Internet, than ever before due to confinement. Social distancing has been advised during the pandemic, so online infrastructure has become a central hub for communication, commerce, work and learning. The COVID-19 pandemic gave an unprecedented boost to the acceleration of digitization. Organizations were forced to quickly digitize their processes and business models, as well as create flexible and remote work environments, reach customers and manage employees primarily through digital channels. The new challenges created an opportunity for the cyber security sector to evolve and respond to the rapidly growing number of cyber security attacks and the growing number of cyber security attacks. Ignoring cyber-threats and cyber-attacks can have significant economic, reputational, operational, legal and compliance consequences, which is why dealing with the topic is justified. The publication examines and analyzes its impact on cyber risks during COVID-19, as well as mitigating measures that organizations can take.