Safeguarding data amid COVID-19

The organization

Spurred by a global pandemic, this game-changing maker of unique cleaning products knew it needed to reduce its cyber risk profile. With the accelerated production of its products and increased spotlight on company growth, they realized a boost to their cyber resilience was inevitable. That’s when they turned to BDO.

The challenge

Solving for an unprecedented now

How do you move quickly to remain cyber vigilant and prepared during COVID-19 while equipping leaders for the unknowns of what's next?

With the sudden surge of remote working and distance learning, the cyber risk landscape has grown exponentially. Targeted attacks on video conference calls, spear-phishing and malware scams are rising to take advantage of both human and system weaknesses within the organization and beyond its perimeters.

What started as an initial discussion about their current security posture, including their processes and IT infrastructure, led to developing a robust security plan that brought a cross-collaborative approach to navigating real-world scenarios and outcomes.

The outcome & benefits

In two short months, our client understood the most pervasive threats to their organization. They became aware of the cybersecurity do's and don'ts, discovered the open backdoors for a hacker to exploit, and learned how to devise strategies to keep them closed.

By educating and empowering their workforce to identify and report malicious activity, their newfound policies will guide them on how to safeguard their cybersecurity controls and processes well beyond the pandemic.