Stay-at-home orders across the country have forced millions of businesses to establish remote workforces that rely solely on internet-enabled applications and products to conduct business.
The overnight move to remote work has increased cybersecurity concerns for SMB owners. However, many still have not implemented remote working policies to address cybersecurity threats, according to a new survey from the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI).
COVID-19 or the Coronavirus is changing life as we know it. From simple handshakes to finding toilet paper, life has changed tremendously over the past several weeks. Not only is this virus a physical threat, but it is also a threat to cybersecurity. Different scams, phishing emails, fake news, and other online threats are spreading just as fast as the virus itself. Just as doctors say frequent hand-washing and respiratory hygiene are the best defenses against the coronavirus, cybersecurity professionals stress that computer users need to be wary of what people click and download online.
As we all know, mobile devices have become not only an integral part of the workplace, but also in society. Therefore, the safe deployment of these devices is of paramount importance not just for individuals, but businesses and corporations, government agencies, as well as other entities.
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Mobile devices have indeed become an integral part of any corporate network, as many employees these days now log in from their smartphones to access shared files and other types of resources.
In fact, mobile devices have become the prime target for the Cyber attacker today. Thus, an understanding of the risks and threats that are out there and how to combat them in a proactive fashion is a must.