The threat of coronavirus infection has prompted organisations to take swift action—employees are encouraged to stay put and work from home. This allows businesses to continue operating while mitigating employees’ risk of infection. But remote work opens up another threat, this time to your company’s cybersecurity. 

Unlike in an office setting where IT departments can easily monitor data security within the company’s network, remote workers are accessing company databases through unsecured networks. This makes their devices, such as smartphones and laptops, more susceptible to malware attacks from third parties, thus putting sensitive information and customer data at risk. 

This is especially true if remote employees lack an understanding of the severity of cybersecurity-related risks. Cybercriminals are also becoming more sophisticated with their hacking techniques, particularly when it comes to stealing digital fingerprints. They’re even starting to use artificial intelligence to impersonate people and break into robust security systems.

To avoid inadvertently becoming a gateway for hacks and cybercrime, companies need to build up their employees’ cybersecurity awareness and employ various access and identity management tactics to minimise any security breach due to remote working. Read More!