{"id":4842,"date":"2022-08-10T08:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T08:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/?p=4842"},"modified":"2024-12-26T08:35:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:35:33","slug":"covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"The impact of covid-19 on data privacy, security &#038; protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who thought that a viral outbreak from a city in China could end up as a global pandemic and shut down the entire world? Yes, we\u2019re talking about Coronavirus, or Covid-19, to be exact. It might not be as lethal as the other global pandemics like category 2 Flu (1968) or HIV (peak 2005-2012) have been in the past but still, it manages to do significant damage to human lives as well as the economy. The complete lockdown of markets and institutes has forced economies to switch their working practices if they want to survive. As of Jul-2022, the world is still suffering the after-shocks of the lockdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To minimize the overall effect, every institute, organization, and even country has decided to utilize the best of the technology. This technology utilizes a vast amount of information generated and communicated by every stakeholder of the system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #fee22e;color:#fee22e\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #fee22e;color:#fee22e\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/#The_European_General_Data_Protection_Regulation_GDRP\" title=\"The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP):\">The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP):<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/#Data_Privacy_Concerns_and_their_Solutions\" title=\"Data Privacy Concerns and their Solutions:\">Data Privacy Concerns and their Solutions:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/#Contactless_Payment_Frauds\" title=\"Contactless Payment Frauds\">Contactless Payment Frauds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/#Fake_Accounts\" title=\"Fake Accounts\">Fake Accounts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/#Remote_Jobs\" title=\"Remote Jobs\">Remote Jobs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/#MalwarePhishing_Emails\" title=\"Malware\/Phishing Emails\">Malware\/Phishing Emails<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/botsify.com\/blog\/covid-19-on-data-privacy-security-protection\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion:\">Conclusion:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_European_General_Data_Protection_Regulation_GDRP\"><\/span><b>The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP):<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lockdown has promoted new working culture like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wishup.co\/\">remote work<\/a>, contactless payment, online shopping, etc. all of these are utilizing the information of users. To regulate the increasing volume of information being fed into the world of the internet. The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) introduced the e-Privacy Regulations in 2018. Parallel to that, companies and institutions have also increased the awareness of their data and started adopting the new set of regulations<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although these regulations were not designed specifically to regulate the new culture raised during the lockdown. But still, it was made flexible and extended enough to maximize the <a href=\"https:\/\/clumio.com\/\">security and data protection<\/a> of personal data without compromising general public health.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_Privacy_Concerns_and_their_Solutions\"><\/span><b>Data Privacy Concerns and their Solutions:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after the lockdown, where the whole world has opened. The culture of remote working, online shopping, contactless payments, etc. seems to be persistent for a long time. There are several advantages of all these like low workforces, automation, low costs, etc. But all of these also possess some serious privacy concerns regarding the users&#8217; information and Data. Let\u2019s take a look at some of the major data privacy threats:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contactless_Payment_Frauds\"><\/span><b>Contactless Payment Frauds<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Contactless Payment system was popularized during the covid-19 period as it prevents the spread of coronavirus in routine merchant payments. It utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) or RFID technology. The issue with this technology is that it is not that much of secure as the older method where biometric and\/or password protection layered the transaction. The cards or tags could be scanned and the information on them could be copied, altered, or deleted without the <a href=\"https:\/\/seersco.com\/articles\/articles\/gdpr-cookie-consent-banner\" rel=\"nofollow\">consent<\/a> of the owner. This could lead to great financial losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could be minimized by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/cardzgroup.com\/BankCards.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">utilizing secure card procedures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as encryption, etc., and contactless biometric scannings like retina scans or facial recognitions. The AI could also be enrolled for further verification like user\u2019s geolocation according to transaction or spending habits etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fake_Accounts\"><\/span><b>Fake Accounts<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, this is a multi-level threat. It ranges from a fake individual account to a fake business one or even worse, a fake authority account. It is very difficult to distinguish between the real ones and the fake ones. Although their main purpose is to pull out the maximum information possible, they can also be used to misguide, spread fake news, and initiate chaos (like in 2012).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People tend to trust brands or authorities and they blindly believe that they won\u2019t do anything fishy with them but in the end, it turns out to be a mockup set by the scammers or a hacker using the original account of someone (Twitter, high-profile account hack 2020), but it\u2019s already too late.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The best possible solution is to use Artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor all the activities on social media. Unlike the method of checking\/removing\/blocking upon the request\/report of the users, the AI can automatically sense the threat and prevent it before it can impact even a single entity.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seon.io\/resources\/fraud-detection-with-machine-learning\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Using ai to find suspicious activity<\/a>\u00a0is the way to go.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remote_Jobs\"><\/span><b>Remote Jobs<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lockdowns due to the coronavirus forced most businesses to adopt the work-from-home culture. Some jobs were flexible and easy, while others were very difficult to manage. For example, an IT manager who looks after the servers and databases has to access them and work on them from home. It might seem simple, but in actuality, it is much more vulnerable as home networks are not that much of secure as private corporate networks, and also the machines, i.e. home desktops, routers, etc. are easy to penetrate and hack. Moreover, a fake remote request made by hackers can compromise the whole system and its data. For institutes like banks, financial services, etc, this could be a complete knockoff to the business as well as users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could be prevented by introducing automation to the systems. Most of the tasks like taking routine backups, request approvals, data handling, etc. can be done without human interference with the help of automation. With automation, the objective becomes simple; let the system do most of the work by itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MalwarePhishing_Emails\"><\/span><b>Malware\/Phishing Emails<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While more and more businesses are switching to online services, email traffic has increased drastically in users\u2019 inboxes. Almost all businesses use email confirmations, requests, and marketing to pitch their product\/services to new\/old customers. This led to a boost in email malware and scams. The average new users are the general victim of these scams. They hand over sensitive information about them easily and then suffer for a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more advanced picture of this issue is malware emails in which the attacker installs some specific programs on the users with just a click on the attachment. These malware programs silently run in the background and then either grant backdoor access to the device directly to the hacker or encrypt all the data on the device and the user then has to pay for decryption (ransomware attack).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best counter to this issue is to use only trusted sites, brands, companies, and most of all trusted email services. One thing to consider when choosing the email service is to make sure it uses the right <a href=\"https:\/\/powerdmarc.com\/what-is-dmarc-policy\/\">DMARC policy option<\/a> ensuring that only authorized senders can use your domain. A <a href=\"https:\/\/cybernews.com\/best-antivirus-software\/\">strong antivirus<\/a> should be there on each device. Also, the aforementioned entities should conduct awareness programs for general users periodically on all these scams and frauds<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><b>Conclusion:<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The coronavirus has indirectly raised several threats to users\u2019 data privacy. Every institute and government is developing new regulations and strategies to eliminate or at least minimize the threats to general users\u2019 data. The best possible solution is to upgrade current systems and practices with the latest technology, i.e. AI, automation, <a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecuritydubai.ae\/cybersecurity-consulting\/\">cybersecurity<\/a>, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who thought that a viral outbreak from a city in China could end up as a global pandemic and shut down the entire world? 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