Security News > 2020 > June > 30% of remote employees admit to having an online account compromised on a work device
Half of organizations globally have not established cybersecurity guidelines regarding remote work according to the survey and US remote employees use work devices to access adult entertainment sites more than any other country.
In addition to nearly half of respondents sharing their work device with someone else in their home, 36% accessed work applications through a personal laptop or device.
In the UK, 60% of respondents reported that they never used work devices in any of the ways suggested, while 55% and 51% respectively in Germany and Ireland also said they had never used a work device in any of the ways described.
Nearly 40% of respondents used work computers for online gambling/gaming sites and 17% used their work computers to access adult entertainment websites.
"Aside from poor Wi-Fi password practices, remote workers are prone to several bad habits that can open your organization up to a breach. Poor remote work hygiene includes frequency of working on a public Wi-Fi, sharing your work computer with a child or a spouse, accessing work applications from a non-work device, and downloading applications that are not approved by IT. All of these bad habits increase the risk of data exposure," the report said.