From: telecomdigestsubmissions@remove-this.telecom-digest.org   
      
   by Rebeca Lopez and Justin P. Webb   
      
   The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has increased employee   
   teleworking and telecommuting. As a result, an increased amount of   
   business is now conducted over the internet. This change brings   
   significant risk to employers' doorsteps.   
      
   In 2019, prior to the pandemic, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation   
   (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) averaged 1,300 complaints   
   daily from individuals and businesses regarding internet enabled crimes   
   and scams. The FBI reported that businesses and individuals lost more   
   than $3.5 billion through cybercrimes. According to the FBI, most   
   complaints involved phishing and other scams, as well as extortion   
   carried out through email. Individuals and businesses suffered the   
   greatest losses through compromised business email, as well as scams in   
   which individuals mimicked the account of a person or vendor known to   
   the victim that were used to gather personal or financial information,   
   also known as "social engineering."   
      
   https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/security/1003626/nine-tips-t   
   -enhance-your-company39s-cybersecurity-when-employees-work-remot   
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