Threats and Mitigation Strategies in Remote Work Scenarios: A Cybersecurity Perspective Post - COVID-19

Dhaval Gogri

Abstract: The Covid - 19 pandemic brings far - reaching implications to the workplace, with adoption of remote work dramatically accelerated as well as new significant cybersecurity threats. There is a strong need to push for more stringent cybersecurity practices than ever, now that malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks are increasing cyber threats. This review paper synthesizes the emerging challenges and trends in cybersecurity prompted by the pandemic, focusing specifically on the surge of cyber threats that have exploited vulnerabilities in decentralized work structures. The paper cites evidence of the rise in cyberattacks targeting various institutions, from ransomware to phishing and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) incidents, and outlines the motives that fuel these increased activities. Discuss the paper as a whole. The paper reviews various tools and technologies that organizations use to combat these threats; this includes VPNs, RBI, and advanced endpoint protection solutions. Also, it highlights that there is a need for all - rounded mitigation strategies such as user education, MFA, and very robust endpoint security measures. This review establishes the analysis of nexus between Covid - 19 and cybersecurity - critical to further research continuously being done in proactively creating organizational resilience against the ever - evolving cyber threats in a post - pandemic digital environment.

Keywords: Cyber Threats, Mitigation Strategies, COVID - Pandemic, VPN, RBI, Endpoint Protection