Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Work from Home: Challenges of Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity

Ahmad, Tabrez

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“…TW has also been used more frequently by more educated workers, as well as by the older generations, which is more at risk due to the current pandemic (Office for National Statistics, 2020). The measures aimed at protecting the citizens from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) seem to have added a boost to the implementation of TW and research has shown that this will also add major cyber security issues to enterprises of all sizes (Tabrez, 2020). At the beginning of 2020, several governments recommended that companies facilitate TW to avoid social contact among employees.…”

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Teleworking in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) before the onset of coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic

Vrchota

Maříková

Řehoř

2020

Management (Split, Online)

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Due to the new information and communication technologies, it is now possible to disconnect work from space and time and to take advantage of new ways of organizing work. One of the options is teleworking (TW), currently being implemented throughout Europe due to the condition created by the coronavirus pandemic. The aim of the paper is twofold: (i) to analyse a range of factors (size of the enterprise; foreign owner; written strategy; project-driven enterprise; disabilities; work-life balance; benefits, lack of workers, illness, lower cost, relax at work and comfort; renting space, IT level) influencing the duration of TW implementation in the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and (ii) to better define the differences between the SMEs where TW was introduced in a short time, and those introducing it over a longer period. Out of the total of 31 factors, six factors have been proved to have a different impact on the duration of TW implementation (TW implementation due to higher efficiency; monitoring is performed only according to the results; the managers see the disadvantage of TW in its possible misuse; the enterprises use internal TW regulations; the managers see the main advantage as higher operational flexibility; the introduction of TW, due to the balance of work and family life). All together, 44,000 SMEs in the Czech Republic were invited into the research. The data were collected from 1,018 enterprises, with 60% of the enterprises using TW actively; on average, these enterprises have been using it for seven years.

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Teleworking in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) before the onset of coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic

Vrchota

Maříková

Řehoř

2020

Management (Split, Online)

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“…2 Croatia released its contact tracing app called "Stop COVID-19" in July 2020. 3 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), OJ L 119/1. 4 See, e.g.…”

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“…It has been continuously emphasized that Croatia lacks enough experts in the cybersecurity field [18], which is why it is not surprising that the Croatian authorities have been completely silent on the pandemic-related cybersecurity hazards. This article also refers to the cyber implications of remote working and their increase during the pandemic, as well as the liability of companies under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 3 for personal data breaches that might occur following cyber attacks, while emphasizing the lack of the appropriate response in Croatia.…”

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Cybersecurity and remote working: Croatia’s (non-)response to increased cyber threats

Škiljić

2020

Int. Cybersecur. Law Rev.

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Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has influenced all aspects of life, and cybersecurity becomes more relevant than ever. The transition to remote information technology (IT) solutions has opened a plethora of possibilities for cyber incidents and attacks, with the most "popular" now apparently being phishing schemes and ransomware attacks. Remote working applications, such as file-sharing and collaboration tools, numerous personal devices accessing the network, higher email traffic, cloud solutions and similar COVID-19-influenced shifts in work organization might all lead to data breaches, as well as loss and theft of data, resulting in huge financial and reputational losses. In addition to losing valuable business information, money, and consumer confidence if cyber-attacked, companies are also under threat of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines if the cyber attack results in a personal data breach. It seems that many European countries have recognized cybersecurity as being crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, while, unfortunately, Croatia has stayed completely silent on the pandemic-related cybersecurity hazards; it has simply left companies to figure out their own ways of reacting to the increased cyber threats, without even warning individuals.

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“…Certain virtual conferencing apps can accommodate between few to hundreds of users at once, while instant chats, video/audio, digital file sharing and webinars across multiple platforms are permissible. Working from home due to this lockdown has warranted an unprecedented demand for virtual collaboration, hence forcing organizations to adopt low-grade or consumer-grade video conferencing platforms/packages, as well as the use of unprotected devices for official purposes which could cause potential security risks (Ahmad, 2020).…”

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Cyber-threat: A Major Concern in Q1 of 2020

Nduka¹,

Umar²,

Patience³

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Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic and Work from Home: Challenges of Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity

Cited by 92 publications

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Teleworking in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) before the onset of coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic

Teleworking in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) before the onset of coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic

Cybersecurity and remote working: Croatia’s (non-)response to increased cyber threats

COVID-19 Pandemic and Cyber-threat: A Major Concern in Q1 of 2020

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