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Trend Micro study finds 39 % of employees access corporate data on personal devices
rend Micro , a leader in cloud
T security , has released survey results that show smart home devices and their apps represent a major weak link in the corporate cybersecurity chain as the lines between work and home life increasingly blur .
Trend Micro ’ s Head in the Clouds study surveyed more than 13,000 remote workers across 27 countries to find out more about the habits of distributed workforces during the pandemic . It revealed that 39 % of workers use personal devices to access corporate data , often via services and applications hosted in the cloud . These personal smartphones , tablets and laptops may be less secure than corporate equivalents and exposed to vulnerable IoT apps and gadgets on the home network . More than one-third ( 36 %) of remote workers surveyed do not have basic password protection on all personal devices , for example .
Dr Linda K Kaye , a Cyberpsychology Expert , said : “ The fact that so many remote workers use personal devices for accessing corporate data and services suggests that there may be a lack of awareness about the security risks associated with this . Tailored cybersecurity training which recognises the diversity of different users and their levels of awareness and attitudes around risks would be beneficial to help mitigate any security threats which may derive from these issues .”
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS , MN , SELECTS NYOTRON PARANOID TO SECURE ENDPOINTS
yotron , a company which
N offers a true Zero Trust security platform , for endpoints and servers , that blocks attacks in real-time without any need for threat detection or learning , has announced that Columbia Heights , Minnesota , has chosen Nyotron ’ s PARANOID Endpoint Prevention and Response ( EPR ) solution to protect the city ’ s endpoints .
Local governments are often the target of cyberattacks due to a lack of IT personnel and budget . In fact , last year , more than 163 ransomware attacks targeted local and county governments , with at least US $ 1.8 million in payment surrendered to these hackers . This problem is only getting worse from the dramatic shift in remote working driven by the global pandemic .
“ We selected PARANOID because its positive security approach detects and blocks any abnormal behaviour of a process within the Windows operating system ,” said Aleksandr Chernin , Information Systems Director , City of Columbia Heights . “ Even if a cyberattack breaches other protection measures , PARANOID prevents any disruptive action of the payload like data encryption , corruption or exfiltration . Additionally , Nyotron ’ s Managed Defence Services investigates the abnormalities and creates custom behaviour patterns if process actions are legitimate . This combination of software and service makes Nyotron a valuable component of our city ’ s cybersecurity .”
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