covid fatigue and data loss.

After months of social distancing, sheltering in place, working and
schooling from home, mask-wearing, hand-washing and being careful, we
are becoming fatigued. Unfortunately, fatigued people are prone to
getting careless.


When people are under stress for an extended period of time, they grow
tired of being required to constantly employ protective measures. This
is especially true when the threat is not perceived as imminent or
direct, or when it is invisible.
Covid fatigue can be described as denial and careless behavior as a
result of feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by a constant stream of
pandemic-related information.


It is related to a caution fatigue, a really low interest in taking
safety precautions, which can lead to dangerous choices for the health
and safety of people in the real world and online.
Covid fatigue is also closely connected with security fatigue which
prevents users from taking definitive steps to protect themselves
while connected to the internet. Because COVID-19 has forced us to
spend a lot more time online, it has driven us into the open arms of
the internet like never before and opened the gates for cybercriminal
activity.


Covid fatigue, along with anxiety and burnout, calls for human error,
especially so when using computers, laptops, phones, and other
devices. As we know, human error is not only a significant cause for
cyber-attacks, ransomware, and data breaches, but also the leading
cause of data loss. Human error can result in the accidental deletion
or overwriting of data. It can also play a role in many other main
causes of data loss, including hard drive damage, liquid spills,
software corruption, and hard drive formatting.

Data loss and cyber attacks are a constant threat in the digital age.
That is why we need to exercise even more care and take precautions,
not letting Covid fatigue transform into frequent human errors,
compromised cyber security, and data loss in these unprecedented
times.

Here are the five rules we should try to follow:
1. Backup your data regularly.
2. Encrypt sensitive data.
3. Use a password manager.
4. Use an anti-virus software on all your devices and keep it updated.
5. Use common sense.


If you lost your data and can’t find a backup or your device was
infected by ransomware, stay calm and call a data recovery specialist
who will be able to give you advice on what to do.
Kotar Data Recovery has the tools and knowledge combined with decades
of experiences to recover your precious data.