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Remote working creates higher risk of online attacks for firms: specialists

Published Tue, Jul 28, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

REMOTE working can expand the attack surface that threat actors can target, making businesses more susceptible to cyber attacks, say industry specialists.

Organisations' exposure to hacking attempts has increased through their employees who are working from home, given that home networks are usually less secure than corporate networks, said the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore in its recent report.

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