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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies needed to be highly nimble in enabling remote workforces, which continues on today.According to a recent Government Business Council survey, approximately three-quarters of federal workers remain in telework status, and 60 percent expect to continue remote working for at least another six months. “This dynamic poses two primary challenges: the Human Element and the cybersecurity aspects,” explained John Grim, Head of Research at the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center. “Threat actors are well aware of the potential they have here. Sensitizing employees to threat actor tactics – email phishing, fake websites, and fraud tactics – coupled with using VPNs, multi-factor authentication, and a strong password policy among other measures – can go a long way in reducing threat actor impact.”