Cybersecurity in the Corona Virus Pandemic

<p><strong>Chunga and Tom are breaking the rules!</strong></p> <p>They have chosen to sneak into the office and record a new episode of The Hacks. They'll continue to deliver a new episode every, single, Tuesday for as long as they possibly can!</p> <p>This week, The Hacks are talking about cybersecurity in the Corona Virus pandemic. Rumors are flying everywhere, Chunga recently saw a news story where the reporter was predicting a 700% increase in global cybercrime. While Tom is somewhat skeptical of that assessment, he says it does make sense. Hackers do indeed have an unprecedented window of opportunity.</p> <p>Companies have been forced to shift the way in which they operate on a global scale. Their infrastructure is being required to shift as well; very quickly. To make things worse, the internet itself is seeing record-breaking traffic and stress. Could this burden on infrastructure be creating massive vulnerabilities not only to businesses but individuals as well? Listen now to find out.</p> <p><strong>For more about this episode:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-hack-exclusive/exclusive-elite-hackers-target-who-as-coronavirus-cyberattacks-spike-idUSKBN21A3BN"> Elite hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/coronavirus-pandemic-cybersecurity/"> Why cybersecurity matters more than ever during the coronavirus pandemic</a></p> <p><strong>Check out our homepage:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.thehacks.io">www.thehacks.io</a></p> <p><strong>Follow us on Twitter:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/thehackscast">@thehackscast</a></p> <p> </p>