Securing apartment community networks is paramount in a world where data is currency and cyberattacks can lead to costly breaches.

“In multifamily housing and elsewhere, there’s been a rise in cybersecurity threats during the pandemic. In a recent Deloitte study featuring some 880 executives, nearly 70 percent of those surveyed indicated they had seen more cyber incidents this year. Entrata data shows that hacking skyrocketed early in the pandemic, with phishing attacks jumping from fewer than 5,000 in February to more than 200,000 in late April. Cyberattacks as a whole were up 34 percent from March to April, according to Check Point Research’s mid-year report.”

Read the full article by Jeffrey Kok, here.