Security News > 2023 > June > Employees worry less about cybersecurity best practices in the summer

IT teams are struggling to monitor and enforce BYOD policies during summer months when more employees are often traveling or working remotely, according to ThreatX. With more endpoints and applications in use, and often personal rather than corporate issued, the risk to corporate data may increase.

55% of employees admit to relying solely on their mobile devices while working from vacation and holiday destinations in the summer.

"The summer months lead to increased cybersecurity risks as employees' behaviors shift and as cyber hygiene becomes laxer. Factors such as increased remote work and travel, and even employees' children using parents' devices to browse the internet and play games, all can potentially expose corporate data through attacked APIs," said Jeremy Ventura, Director, Security Strategy & Field CISO at ThreatX. "To avoid this, it's important organizations strengthen the visibility and security by tracking, monitoring, and uncovering vulnerable API and applications," Ventura added.

45% of employees in the US and UK said no specific measures to educate and remind employees on security best practices are taken during the summer, with only 24% of UK respondents receiving access to online cybersecurity trainings and guides and even less in the US. US and UK employees have very similar summer behaviors.

The findings from ThreatX's survey highlight a cybersecurity gap with potentially harmful ramifications during summer work months.

Enterprises need to prevent future breaches via vulnerable APIs by implementing enhanced security measures that deploy always-on threat monitoring for suspicious activity and develop a security best practice guide that's regularly updated, instilling a heightened awareness across threats during summer months.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/06/30/summer-byod-policies/