Employees working from home due to the global pandemic may be at risk of cyberattack due to a lack of protection from not having the latest technology.
A survey from DSA Connect notes that not having up-to-date hardware and software when working from home greatly heightens the chance of suffering cyberattacks such as data breaches.
It found that 30% of workers say it has started to take longer for their employers to upgrade their hardware technology at work over the past five years, with one in five saying they are having to wait a ‘lot longer’ for upgrades.
Overall, 6% of people have not had their work desktop computer upgraded for at least five years, and a shocking 13% have had no upgrade for between three and five years. One in ten say their work laptop has not been upgraded for at least three years, with 8% and 10% reporting the same issue for work mobile phones and tablets respectively.
This lack of updated kit means workers are facing increased risk from cybercrime, with attackers often targeting older, unpatched or unsupported hardware. And with employers needing to cut costs and find savings as the global pandemic continues to have an effect on businesses of all sizes, there is a fear that many workers will remain at risk of attack due to a lack of budget for hardware upgrades.
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