CYBER SECURITY SURVEY REVEALS RISKS IN REMOTE WORKING
IT software provider Dilligent has revealed the results of their recent survey in which 450 senior finance and risk professionals at UK listed companies responded. The results indicated that UK businesses had lost £374 million in 2021 due to cyber breaches largely linked to staff working from home.
64% of respondents said their company had experienced a cyberattack or data breach in the last 18 months. Out of those who reported an attack or breach, 82% said tech issues or behaviour linked to remote working was the cause and 75% said they had lost money as a result.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC’s) ‘Home working’ guidance urges organisations to make security considerations unique to remote working environment around the use of business tools, including ‘Virtual Private Networks’ (VPNs) and ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) applications, as well as security threats like phishing.
The NCSC has produced a ‘Top Tips for Staff’ e-learning training package for organisations to share cyber security best practices with their staff. Organisations can test their defences against a cyber-attack linked to remote working by using the NCSC’s free Exercise in a Box toolkit.
To obtain further information on this, then go to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – www.ncsc.gov.uk
