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Hackers eye workers from home in absence of secure networks

By IANS | Updated: March 16, 2020 15:10 IST

With several Indian organisations implementing work from home for employees in the wake of growing COVID-19 threat, hackers have turned their eyes on breaking into companies' networks and systems in absence of robust, multi-layered firewall and security solutions within the boundaries of workers' homes.

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New Delhi, March 16 With several Indian organisations implementing work from home for employees in the wake of growing COVID-19 threat, hackers have turned their eyes on breaking into companies' networks and systems in absence of robust, multi-layered firewall and security solutions within the boundaries of workers' homes.

Over 20 lakh employees are likely to work from home mainly in the Indian IT sector but how many of them have installed best security practices at home to ensure the security of confidential organisational data is the biggest worry, say leading industry experts.

"Threat actors are lurking into this phenomenon as an opportunity. Multiple instances of malicious, automated emails have been reported in several continents, including India, that are getting spooled with 'Coronavirus' as a theme," Sanjay Katkar, Joint Managing Director and CTO, Quick Heal Technologies, told .

The work-from-home chants could lead to corporate data getting exposed to cybercriminals with many employees using unsecured networks and BYOD

( With inputs from IANS )

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