With striking speed, the arrival and spread of the coronavirus
has pushed much of the U.S. workforce to a remote environment.
As an unwelcome consequence, many are now exposed to a whole new
array of data privacy and security vulnerabilities. While some
businesses with existing work-at-home policies had likely already
assessed and addressed the privacy risks that a remote workforce
typically presents, many others, for whom an employee base
“working from home” is new, are facing the resulting
privacy and data security risks for the first time. Because these
risks can be quite substantial, they require immediate
attention.
The Risks
Cybercriminals are finding new (and many more) targets in
employees who use personal laptops or home computers to work, and
even those who use company-issued devices and are now connecting
from home every day. Phishing attempts — including by scam
artists who use the coronavirus in emotional appeals (or scare
tactics) to further their
