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Particularly sobering findings for small and mid-sized businesses who face upwards of eleven cyberattacks per device, per day, according to BlackBerry research. This failure to extend network security to home devices increases risk of the vulnerabilities created by hybrid and home working being successfully exploited.
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Furthermore, 75% of Europeans say their employers have taken no steps to secure home internet connection or provide software protection for home devices. The survey of 4,000 home workers in the UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands revealed that over a quarter (28%) of people say that their employer has not done or communicated anything about protecting their home network or smart devices, or they don't know if they are protected. This heightens the risk of cyberattacks for businesses and their employees, as hybrid and home working become the norm.
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Over a quarter of businesses (28%) aren't putting adequate security provisions in place to extend cyber protection as far as homes (figure 2). Less than a third (32%) of European home workers who own a smart device surveyed said security was a top three factor when choosing a smart device, compared to 50% who prioritised price (figure 1). With sales of smart domestic devices booming, unsecured home workers create lucrative entry points for exploitation by cybercriminalsīlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB TSX: BB), today published new European research exposing the cybersecurity risk created by cost-conscious homeworkers who prioritise security behind price, usability and ease of set up in their purchase of domestic smart devices.