The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt global health, social systems, and the economy, while also contributing to another unseen threat: cyberattacks.  Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the fact that more people and businesses are depending on digital tools right now.

Darragh Fitzpatrick, Partner & EVP of Tabush Group, led an interactive discussion about the 3 ways businesses can implement to enable their staff to have remote access.  He also made recommendations based on best practices and discussed how to best set up your home office.

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, cybercriminals are looking to exploit public fears using malware attacks.  Now, spear phishing attacks are increasing at an exponential rate with cybercriminals attempting to capitalize on people working from home and distracted by COVID-19 fears. 

The Tabush Group Support Team is seeing many common issues from our clients who are all transitioning to working from home.  The following are some recommendations to ensure a good IT setup when working from home. 

The Tabush Group Support Team is seeing many common issues from our clients who are all transitioning to working from home.  To help speed up resolution and perhaps enable you to attain your own solution, please review the following points.

Tabush Group put together a group of experts to answer questions and help guide firms through this uncertainty.  Our panel provided advice on technology, ensuring company culture, and logistics for remote work.

COVID-19 is affecting companies all around the globe and nearly all companies have already implemented work from home plans.  As companies start to make this switch, it is important to continue to conduct business as usual, as best as possible.  In order to do this, we recommend that whenever possible, meetings should be conducted via video.  Virtual meetings help you maintain contact, relationships, and human interactions and also helps keep everyone focused during the meeting.

For many CEOs, leading through a crisis is nothing new, whether that be a cyber breach, a natural disaster, or a financial emergency.  But now, the entire globe is facing something never before experienced with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.  In many ways, the word “crisis” does not even begin to describe the uncertainty of what the world – let alone your individual company – needs to prepare to face and overcome.

As the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to grow, the consuming amount of news coverage surrounding the virus has created a new danger – cybercriminals looking to exploit public fears using malware attacks.  It is very important to be cautious for scams in times of uncertainty.  We highly recommend the following tips on what you can do to make you, your colleagues & your families safer online.