While remote working might have been a feature in some companies before now, many others would have found themselves with days - if not hours - to prepare for the new, restricted reality.
That will have seen a lot of firms cobble together incomplete remote working systems, operated under hurriedly devised practices by ill-prepared - and somewhat disorientated - staff.
A dream come true for a cyber-criminal. "Cyber criminals are opportunistic… we’re definitely seeing Covid-19-related attacks," said Des Ryan, solutions director for Microsoft Ireland. "I don’t think there’s necessarily an increase in the number, but I think attackers are just using this to find the weak link." So far it appears as though the underlying goals of cyber