Securing your remote workforce against new phishing attacks

Sarginson, Nic

As the spread of Covid-19 forced organisations across the globe to introduce preventive measures, the number of people working remotely has grown dramatically. Despite the challenging circumstances, technology has enabled the continuation of some businesses that would otherwise have ground to a halt. Yet the translation of office-based work to home-based had to happen at speed – for some, literally overnight. Under such conditions, implementing new security measures not already in place is proving a challenge. The number of people working remotely has grown dramatically, and technology has enabled the continuation of some businesses that would otherwise have ground to a halt. However, the speed at which this has happened may mean that security has been left behind. As employees adapt to unfamiliar work environments away from the office, their primary focus is not necessarily robust methods of authentication. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions have an important role to play here, offering authentication protocols that work well for employees while providing the right level of protection for networks, systems and data, says Nic Sarginson of Yubico.