Jamaica Observer posted an article on November 16, 2020, about the dangers of Work-From-Home. Below are some key highlights:
- Consequently, this increase in remote working poses a challenge not only to workers but has also impacted the cyber-risk profile of organisations globally.
- And, thirdly, encryption, the user only gets to this stage after they have successfully passed the previous stages, where encrypted data is sent to the user with a public key; therefore, this information is accessible only to the user.
- Moreover, because most mobile users tend to have multiple e-mail accounts on one device, any oversight of phishing attacks on personal e-mail accounts could adversely impact organisational networks if the enterprise device gets compromised.
- As with protection against phishing, when it comes to physical device safety and security, mobile device users need to be educated on company policies and the responsibilities that come with using devices that have access to critical corporate data.
- In addition, because barely anyone spends the time to read consumer apps’ privacy policies, there is a real risk that mobile users might inadvertently expose these devices to spyware and security vulnerabilities that can be exploited to access corporate data and systems. Now you can read the Jamaica Observer ePaper anytime, anywhere.
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