COVID-19,and,Cybercurity
ByMaBo
Thenovelcoronavirusdia(COVID-19),whichhasputalmostthe
entireWesternworldonlockdown,hastriggeredaspikeincyberattacksand
opeanCommissionhasraidthealertlevel,urging
ydonebyBarracudaNetworks,y
providingcuritysoftware,indicatedthatalmosthalfofcompaniesaround
theworldhadsufferedacybercurityissueamidCOVID-19.
IntheWesternmedia,Chinahasfrequentlybeenaccudofstate-
mentofHomeland
Security(DHS)jointlyallegedinMaythatstate-backedhackersfromChina,
RussiaandIranweretryingtostealcoronavirusrearchfromWestern
universitiesandscientificfacilities.
lBureauofInvestigationandtheDHShavealsoreportedly
blamedChinaforeking“valuableintellectualpropertyandpublichealth
data…relatedtovaccines,treatments,andtesting”illicitly.
SincetheoutbreakofCOVID-19,Chinahasbeenthetargetofunfounded
t,theChineGovernmentwasaccudofcoveringupthe
n,whenCOVID-19becameapandemic,theUnited
Statesranaconspiracytheorythatthecoronavirusmighthavecomefromalab
inWuhan,thecityinChinawherethedomesticoutbreakwasfirstreported.
igenceagenciestogather
informationontheoriginsofCOVID-19,whichisastronghintthatChina
willundergoscrutiny.
AlloftheaccusationspromptedhackerstoattackChinegovernment
l,Reutersreportedthathackersattemptedtobreakinto
“ChinestateorganizationsatthecenterofBeijingffortstocontainthe
coronavirusoutbreak”uture,Chinacould
suffermoreattacksduetobeingscapegoatedfortheCOVID-19outbreak.
t
globalaction,thewholeworldfacesgreaterthreatsandchallenges.
Attacksonremoteworkers
Therehavebeenextensivereportsthatbusinessaswellasindividuals
areincreasinglybecomingvictimsofcybercrimesfocusingonpersonaldata
theft,sno
exception.
SecuritysoftwarefirmMcAfeefoundthatthenumberofattackson
MicrosoftRemoteDesktopProtocol(RDP),asystemthatenablesremote
workerstologontotheirofficecomputersandaccessbusinessnetworks,
increadsignificantlyduringCOVID-19,with52percentofthestolenRDP
evastmajorityofcompanies
remote-workingsincetheoutbreak,abreachwillcauverefinancial
conquencesfortheChinebusinessctor.
AreportbybusinessconsultancyKPMGinMaysaidorganizedcrimegroups
wereekingtomonetizethefear,uncertaintyanddoubtmanypeoplefeel
-19-themedphishing,which
attemptstoobtainpersonalinformationthroughfraudulentmeansandother
kindsoffraud,haveskyrocketed.
AccordingtoareportissuedbyQihoo360,oneofthelargest
cybercurityfirmsinChina,fromJanuarytoMarch,therewasa47-percent
alprotection
tion,
therewerefinancialscams,phishingcampaigns,fraudulentwebsitesand
conferencingplatforms,andmobilemalware.
Protectionmeasures
UnliketheWest,Chinaisalatecomerinbothestablishingaspecialforce
theUnited
States,whichhastablishedaunifiedmilitaryandciviliancybercommand
mentofDefen,China
hasafragmentedinstitutionalrespontowardcybercuritythreats.
Itwasasrecentlyasin2015thatthePeoplesLiberationArmyhadthe
StrategicSupportForcetodealwithinformationandcommunicationstechnology
(ICT)eyear,Chinaissueditsfirst
militarystrategyfortheinformationageandrecognizedthattheformofwar
wasacceleratingtowardinformationization.
Inaddition,theMinistryofStateSecurityandotherintelligenceunits
alsodealwithcyberattacksfromoveras.
Twolaws,theStateSecurityLaw(2015)andtheCybercurityLaw
(2016),e25ofthe
StateSecurityLawprovidesforacyberandinformationcuritysafeguardby
“…increasingnetworkmanagement,preventing,stoppingandlawfully
punishingunlawfulandcriminalactivityonnetworkssuchasnetworkattacks,
networkintrusion,cybertheft,anddisminationofunlawfulandharmful
information.”
TheCybercurityLawisthemostcomprehensivelegislationsafeguarding
verareasfrompersonalinformation
protectiontoInternetoperatorcurityprotectiontorestrictionsonthe
transferofpersonalinformationandbusinessdataoveras.
However,expertssaywhilethelawprovidesabasiclegalframeworkfor
cyberspacegovernance,itshouldbesupplementedbyregulations.
Globaleffortsneeded
Besidestraditionalcybercurityrisks,newthreatsareemerging,suchas
increadrisksfromremoteworking/learningandstatesponsoredcyber
espionageagainstpublichealthctorsandrearchanddevelopment
industries.
Inaddition,manyindustriessuchasfoodsuppliersandthelogistics
industryhavenowbecomeesntialctorsofsocioeconomicdevelopment.
However,theyareill-preparedforcyberattacks.
AllthethreatsandchallengescannotbeaddresdbytheICTctor
ernmentmuststepintoprovidefunding,regulationsand
legislationtoaddresstheconcerns.
Underthepost-COVID-19newnorms,certainnumbersoftheworkforcewill
rotectionhastobenotjust
technologicalbutalsoneedstoincludenewregulationsandlegislationthat
willfocusonbigbusinessaswellassmallandmedium-sizedbusinessand
individuals.
Forinstance,beforetheoutbreak,only27percentgloballyworked
mberroto60percentasofMarch31,according
,theBarracudasurveyindicated
that41percentofenterprisgloballyintendedtoreducespendingon
tectionofnon-governmental
organizationsandinternationalorganizationsshouldalsobeincludedinthe
ticipatedthattheywillfacemore
cyberattacksaswelltogleaninformation,especiallyontheirstrategy,as
wellaspublicorganizations,suchashospitalsanduniversities,fortheir
knowledge.
Governments,businessandindividualsareill-preparedforcyberattacks
orcementisslowandcompaniesandindividualsare
problems
willwornbecauthegravityandintensityofthecrimesisincreasing
duetoCOVID-19.
Cybercurityisgoingtobecomeoneofthemostpressingissuesforthe
unately,justasthereisno
vaccineforCOVID-19atprent,thereisalsoalackofglobalcooperation
andcoordinationinthefightagainstcyberattacksandcyberespionage,
whichtemptscertainorganizationsandindividualstoexplorethevulnerable
cyberspaceincrisis.
doffi
nger-pointingatoneanother,lawmakersandpolicymakersworldwideneedto
cometogethertoaddresstheissuescreatedbyCOVID-19unitedlyinthedays
tocome.
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