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When dangerous home office devices return to the office

As the COVID-19 vaccination campaign continues, organizations should be concerned about how a possible mass return of remote workers to their offices could impact corporate network security. At first glance, it seems like the end of remote work will strengthen the security posture of most companies. Eventually, employees return to the safety and comfort of the corporate network. Tucked away in the safe haven “office” But is working inside the perimeter really safer? Unfortunately, hackers continue to find ways to breach perimeter security controls.

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Acronis True Image becomes Cyber ​​Protect Home Office
Acronis True Image becomes Cyber ​​Protect Home Office

Acronis is rebranding its flagship personal cyber protection product as Acronis Cyber ​​Protect Home Office. The award-winning product, previously known as Acronis True Image, offers individuals comprehensive protection against all threats - from drive failures to cyberattacks under the new name Acronis Cyber ​​Protect Home Office. This new name for the company's market-leading personal cyber protection solution reflects the evolution of previous backup software for data and systems ...

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70 percent more phishing attacks
70 percent more phishing attacks

Pandemic proportions: Worldwide 70 percent more phishing attacks in the home office according to the Sophos Phishing Insights Report 2021. During the pandemic, work often had to be rushed home - this was shamelessly exploited by cyber criminals: the Sophos Phishing Insights Report 2021 proves that global phishing -Attacks on businesses have increased by 70 percent. In Germany the rate is 68 percent, in Austria 88 percent and in Switzerland 87 percent. Sophos publishes its latest Phishing Insights 2021 report, which focuses on the experiences and processes behind phishing attacks on organizations during ...

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Cloud environments: new priorities for data protection
Cloud environments: new priorities for data protection

As a result of the pandemic regulations, home office operations seem to be establishing themselves as a permanent organizational pillar in companies. According to the current Remote Work Report from Bitglass, for which 287 IT security managers were surveyed in January 2021, 53 percent of companies plan to permanently move certain job positions to the home office. Apparently, this gives the introduction of cloud technologies a further boost, because a clear majority relies on cloud-based IT ecosystems for home office operations: 71 percent of those surveyed state that their company is switching from on-premises applications and tools to the cloud will. There is above all ...

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Working from home increases cybersecurity awareness among young people
Working from home increases cybersecurity awareness among young people

Kaspersky survey shows: Increased cybersecurity awareness among young people in Germany through working from home. 36 percent fear IT security problems when working remotely, 35 percent already use AI technology or automated digital processes at work and 48 percent hope that AI will support them. As a result of the corona pandemic, more people than ever before are working from home and are dependent on the functionality of a digital infrastructure. But how do Generation Z and millennials in Germany experience the current situation in the home office? And how do you rate the integration of future technologies such as artificial intelligence in the workplace? The most important statement ...

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BSI: Home office increases attack surface
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

BSI business survey: The home office situation in pandemic times increases the attack surface for cyber criminals and thus has an impact on the information security of commercial enterprises in Germany. That is the result of a representative survey of 1.000 companies and operations that the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) presented today at a digital press conference in Bonn. Further results at a glance: Corona has more than doubled the number of home office workplaces. 58% of the companies surveyed want to maintain or expand the offer even after the pandemic. Companies that want to establish home offices prefer digitization projects. 2/3 ...

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Report: Remote workforce security
Report: Remote workforce security

Remote work: Security concerns remain. Bitglass report sees increased use of cloud technologies through permanent home office models. Cloud security provider Bitglass has published this year's Remote Workforce Security Report. In a survey, IT and security professionals provided information about the effects that working from home had on data security in the past year. Home office is establishing itself - despite security concerns In the majority of companies (57 percent) three quarters of employees are still working from home after one year. An overwhelming majority of companies, namely 90 percent, stated that this high proportion of home office work was also due to the higher productivity in ...

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Service providers are seeing a massive increase in demand
Service providers are seeing a massive increase in demand

A survey by A10 Networks reveals the effects of the pandemic: German service providers are seeing a massive increase in demand. Demand, work processes and planned investment intentions of German communication service providers are experiencing far-reaching strategic adjustments due to the effects of COVID-19. A current, international survey by A10 Networks reveals various adjustments in the strategy of communication service providers from Germany and the EMEA region. Due to the special focus on the effects of higher network loads due to the corona pandemic, the research results are also gaining relevance and show the strategic orientation of leading telecommunications service providers for the coming years. Communication landscape with weak points The results illustrate the weak points of a ...

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Home office: security, functionality and costs
Home office: security, functionality and costs

The three most important pillars of the home office: security, range of functions and costs. Factors that companies should consider when deciding on home office solutions. Urgent home office appeals from politics to companies of all sizes: The Corona situation continues to challenge many companies to create home office jobs for employees. At the beginning of the pandemic, many companies initially made do with makeshift solutions and temporary solutions. But in the long run, many compromises are unsustainable and cause lasting economic damage - for example, when employees cannot work productively at home because they have access to important data ...

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Data security for collaboration apps
Data security for collaboration apps Teams Slack Zoom Skype

Digital Guardian extends endpoint DLP to Microsoft Teams, Slack, Skype, and Zoom. This means that the exchange of sensitive data can be better monitored and controlled and risky data exchange can be reduced. Digital Guardian, a leading provider of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Managed Detection and Response (MDR), enables companies to communicate and collaborate securely from anywhere with its new DLP policy packages for Microsoft Teams, Skype, Slack and Zoom. This allows the exchange of sensitive data within these applications to be monitored and controlled and risky data exchange to be reduced. Free Policy Packs The Policy Packs are for everyone digital ...

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