The first round of municipal elections took place on Sunday, March 15, 2020.
On March 15, 2020, you were invited to go to the polls for the first round of municipal elections in your city. Two days later, following the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown measures were imposed on the French population. These travel restrictions remained in place until May 11, 2020.
An increase in cyberattacks during the coronavirus crisis?
Indeed, many employees worked from home during lockdown. The entire population was required to comply with health regulations.
As a result, separating professional and personal use has proven more difficult to achieve than at work. What a boon for fraudsters! Especially phishers. Remember, phishing is a form of cyber fraud that involves impersonating well-known companies or brands in an email to encourage recipients to update their bank details or provide other personal data via emails that look very similar to those sent by the organizations being impersonated. The sole purpose of this is to steal information from individuals and their organizations, for example.
"We recorded a 400% increase in phishing attempts during the first week of lockdown," notes Jérôme Notin, CEO of the cybermalveillance.gouv platform. (Le Parisien)
How is that possible?
When lockdown was imposed, many organizations were unprepared for remote working. It took a long time to set up and get it working properly. The resulting loss of time prevented departments (and their performance) from remaining efficient.
During lockdown, the priority and challenge for CIOs was to quickly set up secure remote working. As a result, IT security campaigns and employee awareness took a back seat.
That's why at Avant de Cliquer, we take care of everything. We know how valuable IT managers' time is.
What health conditions will apply for the second round of municipal elections?
The second round of municipal elections was therefore postponed for a long time, which, in some constituencies, may have provoked the wrath of residents and activists, as no one was occupying the position of representative at the town hall.
The second round will therefore take place on June 28, in compliance with certain health and social distancing measures, of course.
