After reviewing online attack trends for the first half of the year, numerous cybersecurity firms agree: COVID-19 was king. As the pandemic has reshaped how many live and work, so too has it driven attackers to attempt to exploit work-at-home challenges and virus fears.
But that’s only part of the attack landscape picture involving broader phishing, social engineering, malware, business email compromise and other attack, fraud and scam trends that security firms have traced for the first six months of this year – as described in newly released reports.
