With the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the world, your employees are likely to be spending significantly more time online.

But the overwhelming amount of news coverage surrounding the virus has created a new risk…

With large numbers of employees in Northern Ireland working from home, cyber criminals are taking advantage of the disruption, capitalising on the uncertainty to scam suspecting employees into handing over sensitive data and money. Bogus callers, fake online stores and online and telephone frauds are just some of the scams that the general public should be wary of.

But would you know a phishing email if it popped into your inbox? Do you know the difference between smishing, phishing, vishing and spear-phishing?

Try our quiz and see how cyber-aware you are during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Why not send this to your employees and test their knowledge too.

Resources

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/cyberaware/home

https://www.who.int/about/communications/cyber-security

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-consumer-advice-about-scams

https://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-05/15_Common_Coronavirus_Scams_To_Watch_Out_For_2.pdf

https://www.nationaltradingstandards.uk/news/protecting-businesses-from-covid19-scams/

https://www.thecyberhelpline.com/

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[New] Protecting Data when Home Working in Northern Ireland eLearning Training Course (limited time offer available)

It is vital that all of your employees – from customer service to marketing and sales, many of which will be home working now - know how to protect your organisation’s confidential data from cyber attacks and fully understand their obligation under data protection legislation to protect the data they handle.

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