Subj : Remote workers are still causing a whole host of cybersecurity ri
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Apr 04 2023 12:15:03

Remote workers are still causing a whole host of cybersecurity risks

Date:
Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:02:16 +0000

Description:
Many workers are still engaged in risky activity such as using work devices 
for personal things.

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Despite being the new normal for almost three years now, remote and hybrid 
working is still a major cybersecurity risk for organizations of all shapes 
and sizes, new research has said. 

A report from Lookout surveying 3,000 remote and hybrid workers from 
enterprises in the US, the UK, France, and Germany, discovered that 92% still 
perform work tasks on their personal mobile devices. Furthermore, almost half 
(43%) still use their personal devices, despite being issued company gear. 

In total, more than half (56%) end up doing both personal and work tasks on 
the same device. Also, 45% are using the same password for both work and 
personal accounts, and 47% use work software for accounts for personal tasks. 
Convenience over security 

Sometimes, employees would send emails from their work account to a personal 
account because it was more convenient that way (57%), and would download, 
save, or send work-related materials to personal accounts for the same reason 
(43%). 

But gear is not the only way remote and hybrid workers are putting their 
organization at risk. The location from which they conduct their work 
activities is also a huge risk factor, as almost everyone (roughly nine in 
ten) works in places other than their home. 

The most popular places to work are co-working spaces (67%), hotels (65%), 
outdoors (56%), someone elses home (52%), and coffee shops (51%). 

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A third (31%) of remote workers are less likely to follow safe security 
practices when working from home, the report concluded. 

Remote and hybrid working greatly contributed to the huge rise in 
cybersecurity incidents over the last three years, researchers are warning. 

This is mostly because these employees are no longer under the protection of 
corporate networks and their IT teams. Furthermore, remote working means a 
much bigger threat landscape, with significantly more endpoints that need 
securing. Check out the best firewalls



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/remote-workers-are-still-causing-a-whole-host-o
f-cybersecurity-risks


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