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The impact of COVID-19 on the Spanish digital environment
May 18, 2020
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May 18, 2020
After the situation caused by the health crisis of COVID-19, our Cybersurveillance team carries out this analysis in which the main changes occurred in the Spanish society, at a digital level, and its behaviour in the main social networks and digital press platforms are identified.
The beginning of 2020 has been marked by the arrival and expansion of COVID-19. A state of health crisis that would lead to the confinement of the Spanish population since March 14. From this moment on, the need for communication through the digital environment arises, and cyberspace becomes the main global common space.
The increased use of cyberspace and the lack of awareness in cybersecurity has led to the emergence of risks and threats to which society, and the public and private sectors, have had to deal with.
The notable increase observed during this period is noteworthy, especially threats related to disinformation, cyber-scams and phishing, which resulted in Spain being ranked 4th in the world in March for threats related to COVID-19.