INTO THE ERA OF SECURE REMOTE WORK

Business opportunities and security risks associated with the rapid shift to remote work

Something many small and medium-sized businesses have discovered during the rapid shift to remote everything: There’s a lot to be gained by not relying on a physical space. It can save overhead, reduce travel expense and some studies have found it has increased worker productivity (one found a 13% performance boost among at-home workers).1 As a result, many businesses are seriously considering tools and strategies to make the non-physical workplace a permanent part of their businesses.

To succeed, this transformation of physical businesses will require new structures and processes, especially for smaller businesses that were not used to working remotely. Regardless of size, all companies now need to think about securing remote endpoints and IT resources. Employees need to be more vigilant than ever. Cyberattackers have made it clear they’re not taking any time off.

Many of us saw the additional security risks of the remote work explosion. Video data breaches represent only the visible fraction of other, less flamboyant, but more costly threats enabled by the new scale of endpoint devices in use. Over just a single initial month of the crisis, the National Cyber Crime Security Centre detected:

• 555 malware distribution sites set up to cause significant damage to visitors
• 200 phishing sites seeking personal information such as passwords and credit card details
• 832 advance-fee frauds where a large sum of money is promised in return for a set-up payment2

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