70% of Big European Firms Feel ‘More Vulnerable’ to Telework Cyberthreats: AT&T
Seventy percent of large businesses in Europe worry that remote-working policies due to COVID-19 are making them “more vulnerable” to cyberattacks, an AT&T study found. It canvassed 800 cybersecurity professionals, finding 55% believe work-from-home protocols leave them more susceptible. That…
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jumps to 70% for large businesses. The experts identified employees as the source of the riskiest vulnerabilities. They reported 35% use the same device for work and play, and 24% “are sharing or storing sensitive information in unsanctioned cloud applications,” the telco said.