NGI Talk: Cybersecurity for teleworking
Every day we must make decisions about hundreds of different risks. Whether it is crossing the street, washing your hands or downloading new software, there is always some risk assessment, frequently based on our previous experience in similar situations or general recommendations and best practices.
When situation changes, so does the risk assessment. Working from home is not the same as working from your office, so risks is also different undoubtedly higher.
One, vulnerability increases. Home computers are more likely to be out of date, unpatched, and unprotected. Discovery and exploitation of vulnerabilities is easier for attacker.
Two, attack surface increases. Road that data needs to take from A to B is longer, with many curves and blind spots. Use of new and unfamiliar “shadow IT” services also open new attack vectors.
Three, the general chaos of "doing things differently", distraction and so many other “human factors” that make teleworking a different context for risk assessment.
On 25th of June, during an event called Funding Continuity Day, I gave an NGI talk on “Cybersecurity for teleworking”. Get to know more by watching the webinar here:
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