Resource Guide for Cybersecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) and Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC) Security Operations Center (SOC) is also seeing an increase in specific types of attacks. Most of these can be thwarted by sound cyber hygiene, including increased vigilance from employees. Here are the prominent scams our operations center is seeing, and quick tips to help your organization from becoming a victim.

Remind employees to be cautious when opening emails about COVID-19, especially those from outside the organization. They should exercise caution when entering credentials into a website, linked from an email, text message, or social media account, or when downloading attachments.

It may have been necessary to make services available to employees remotely, without the time to secure accounts through multi-factor authentication (MFA). Along with securing accounts with MFA, employees should make sure all passwords are secure, and should never reuse passwords on different accounts.

 

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