A new study from Tessian, The State of DLP (data loss prevention) 2020 (links are below) finds that “over half of WFH employees they can get away with riskier behavior when working outside the office” and that “security training doesn’t seem to be curbing the problem of data loss.” Cybersecurity experts offer perspective.
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June 01, 2020
This COVID-19 situation will drive changes in remote working policies not just to be better prepared for the future, but also because it’s likely that many users will find that working from home is something they want to do more regularly, once it becomes optional again. Many organizations already have flexible and detailed policies in-place, but it would still be highly recommended to dust them off and make sure everything is up to date. For those that are being challenged today, this will.....Read More
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June 01, 2020
Enterprises should make sure cyber security remains a top priority and not let their guard down. It doesn’t take much for a threat actor to infiltrate a network, once a vulnerability is exposed. Sometimes, it means reaching beyond the corporate perimeter to top employees’ homes to help them have the correct set up. A Wi-Fi access point with cloud management capability goes a long way towards securing the access your C-suite needs to have from home, for example.
June 01, 2020
This is why WFH is keeping IT leaders up at night. Employees are going to find workarounds to remain productive, they are not going to ask IT for permission or advice as frequently, and they will introduce unknown risks to the company. Most people think of "insider threats" as employees with bad intentions but the more prevalent threat is derived from not adhering to IT policy.
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