How the increase in work from home will impact corporate cybersecurity
Covid-19 has changed many things. The rise in remote work significantly increased and companies were forced to test a new business model. At first, corporations were somewhat reluctant, but working from home yielded higher productivity. This is the effect of being close at home, with family, and less stress of commuting to and from work. Employees were given the comfort …
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Many workers have picked up bad cybersecurity behaviors since working from home
Since the transition to remote working, many employees have started disregarding cybersecurity best practices. This is according to a new report from email security software firm Tessian, based on a poll of 4,000 workers in the US and UK, as well as 200 IT professionals. The company found that more than a third (36 percent) have picked up bad cybersecurity …
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Home workers still keep putting their employers at risk
If remote workers still haven’t placed your organization’s sensitive data at risk, they’ll most likely do so in the near future. According to a new report from encrypted USB manufacturer Apricorn, employees at more than a third (35 percent) of UK businesses knowingly put corporate data at risk last year. The majority of respondents (58 percent) believe their remote workers …
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UK staff under more pressure at home – and that’s bad news for security
Employees have experienced immense stress since the Covid-19 pandemic led to the widespread adotion of remote working. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Forcepoint, which says that added stress has led to many workers taking unnecessary risks and exposing their organizations to various cyberthreats. The report states that all employees get roughly the same level of …
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SD-WAN for home workers? Seriously?
The cultural experiment of long term WFH has been proven and while many organizations have made the commitment to retain home working in a post lockdown world, the technology used to support secure, productive users is invariably still far from ideal. So, what’s the issue, or more likely, the issues facing those looking to progress beyond the VPN and is …
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Management still doesn’t trust employees to be productive from home
While many employees claim the shift to remote working has actually made them more productive, most decision-makers aren’t convinced. According to a new report from software company LogMeIn, just five percent of decision-makers believe their remote workers are actually more productive, and the vast majority (70 percent) consider office workers more trustworthy. On the other hand, more than half (56 …
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10 essential tools and apps for work from home employees
Given the acceleration of the requirement for millions around the world to work remotely, useful apps for work from home employees now number in the hundreds. Designed to help with everything from video conferencing and project management to sharing worksheets and keeping files secure, these 10 essential tools and apps are guaranteed to improve your remote working effectiveness. 1. Google …
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What home schooling our children can teach us about security awareness
Although this seems like a step back, I have witnessed first-hand how engaged my children are with their learning, even the subjects that don’t necessarily lend themselves to creativity and fun. With security training, we have all been there – sitting at our desks and clicking through the latest iteration of security awareness training. As soon as we see the …
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Many IT pros share their work devices at home
It appears IT professionals are as guilty of poor cybersecurity practices as the wider workforce, a report from access management firm OneLogin suggests. Based on a poll of 2,000 remote workers, the report states that IT pros often fail to take their own advice, with many sharing their devices with other members of the household, installing unsolicited applications and leaving …
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Working from home looks set to stay for public sector employees
Many public sector employees look set to remain working from home for the long-term as a result of the pandemic. Public sector leaders reported that working from home is here to stay with almost half of those surveyed believing that 70 percent or more of their formerly office-based employees would be allowed to continue to work from home in some …
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