When we asked Labs readers if they used a work device to perform personal tasks not relating to work, most people said they felt comfortable performing seemingly low risk everyday tasks. The results of the latest reader survey appear to support these assessments. Only 17.3 percent believed their employees were “acutely aware and mindful to avoid risk.” A mere 5.4 percent said their employees were “oblivious and risky.” In the earlier study focused on IT leaders, 47 percent said they were confident that their employees were “very aware” of cybersecurity best practices when working from home. About half of at-home workers, 52.7 percent, said they had a work assigned device. Of the 900 readers who took the survey, 77.5 percent said they currently work from home. For the purposes of this survey we defined a work device as a desktop computer, laptop, smartphone, or tablet. We asked Labs readers if they worked from home and, if so, did they have a work device provided by their employer. Are remote workers engaging in risky behavior that might open employers up to a potential security breach? To get answers, we went straight to our readers.
The Labs team wanted to get a better understanding of how and why these security breaches happened. Another 20 percent of respondents said they faced a security breach as a result of a remote worker. Sure enough, many companies were caught flatfooted, with 24 percent saying they incurred unexpected expenses relating to a cybersecurity breach or malware attack following shelter-in-place orders. In this study of the impact of COVID-19 on business cybersecurity, the Labs team spoke with 200 managers, directors, and C-suite executives in IT and cybersecurity roles at companies across the US to determine how their security posture has changed since the start of the pandemic. realityīefore we dig into the results of this new survey, we need to get a little context by looking back at an earlier survey Malwarebytes Labs conducted in August. These findings and more come out of the latest Malwarebytes Labs reader survey on working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Comparatively, few remote workers avoid any and all personal activities on their work hardware. The reason? It’s convenient, it’s believed to be low risk, and, in many cases, it’s allowed. When it comes to light duty personal tasks like checking email, reading the news, or shopping online, most people who are working from home during the pandemic have no qualms about doing so on a work assigned device. Now, combine these newly appointed remote workers with company-owned hardware and things are bound to go wrong. More people are working from home than ever before and many are doing so for the very first time. One of the biggest changes has to do with the way people work. Other changes are more extreme and we’re only beginning to understand the long-term effects.
more online shopping and more streaming TV/movies).
Some changes feel like a subtle acceleration of behavioral shifts that were already well underway (i.e. There’s no denying the coronavirus pandemic is having a significant impact on the way we use technology.
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