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“Let’s Face the Facts” their recent report,
As per a K7 Threat Kaspersky revealed that
Labs report, there the number of DDoS
was almost a 260% attacks globally (in the
increase in cyber threats second quarter of 2020)
in India since the increased three-fold, in
implementation of the comparison to the 2nd
lockdown. The company quarter of 2019. Also,
observed that Tier-II the attacks detected and
and Tier-III cities bore blocked by Kaspersky
the maximum brunt DDoS Protection in Q2
of COVID-19 themed 2020, was 217% higher
attacks. Users from than in Q2 2019.
cites like Ghaziabad Yet another data
and Lucknow faced shared by Array
almost 6 and 4 times the Networks wherein
number of attacks, in the company citied
comparison to the users an Interpol report
from Bengaluru. revealed that by the DIPeSh KAurA,
On the other hand, end of March, 2022, General Manager for South Asia, Kaspersky
a Kaspersky study as many as 40,261
found that there have high-risk newly
been several attempts registered domains making way for more operations, and more.
by criminals to attack were discovered with threat actors to gain However, cybersecurity
organizations with keywords COVID or access to sensitive is another key aspect
targeted attacks by APT corona. data. BEC is a common that businesses in
groups. The company “Covid-19 forced menace for professionals India shouldn’t be
recorded an increase many major players who are tricked by ignoring. Organizations,
in ransomware and and even SMEs to shift spoofing of supplier and irrespective of their
DDoS attacks. In towards digitization client email addresses or scale and size or area
use of nearly identical of business, need to
email addresses to focus on the rising
conduct attacks. Holding cybersecurity attacks,
off such cybersecurity as risks continue to
risks hasn’t been easy, grow and impact their
and we have been vital data and overall
revamping our fight existence.
strategies,” stated Shibu
Paul, Vice President- Is a robust security
International Sales, Array infrastructure the
Networks.
Clearly, COVID-19 Solution to the Fast-
has left organizations Evolving Threats?
in India in the lurch, Given the above
and they now have scenario, there’s no
much to manage in denying the fact
the form of shifting to that having a robust
remote working culture, security infrastructure
ShIbu PAul, ensuring the availability has become crucial
for organizations,
of finance, resiliency of
Vice President-International Sales, supply chains as well as irrespective of their size
Array Networks and nature of business.

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