Restructuring of networks amid pandemic made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks: Check Point
According to the company s research, India was ranked second after the US among the top 5 countries most affected by ransomware attacks in the third quarter. PTI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 04:08PM IST
The sudden rush to provide remote access to employees by restructuring network and security systems during the lockdown made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks in the third quarter of current year, according to cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies. Due to the immediate push, several IT companies were unable to scale up their cloud security postures which led to increased opportunity for cyber criminals to carry out attacks, Check Point Software Technologies India and SAARC Managing Director Sundar N Balasubramanian told .
Restructuring of networks amid pandemic exposed India to cyber attacks: Report
Due to the immediate push, several IT companies were unable to scale up their cloud security postures which led to cyber attacks
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. Updated: 20 Dec 2020, 06:46 PM IST PTI
According to the report, India was ranked second after the US among the top 5 countries most affected by ransomware attacks in the third quarter
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The sudden rush to provide remote access to employees by restructuring network and security systems during the lockdown made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks in the third quarter of current year, according to cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies.
The sudden rush to provide remote access to employees by restructuring network and security systems during the lockdown made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks in the third quarter of current year, according to cyber security firm Check Point Software Technologies. Due to the immediate push, several IT companies were unable to scale up their cloud security postures which led to increased opportunity for cyber criminals to carry out attacks, Check Point Software Technologies India and SAARC Managing Director Sundar N Balasubramanian told PTI. According to the company s research, India was ranked second after the US among the top 5 countries most affected by ransomware attacks in the third quarter.
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