As the pandemic continues to grip Southeast Asia, more workers are expected to set up remote office environments, if not continue to work virtually. This keeps people safer physically, but can also leave their employers more vulnerable.
The cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detected and blocked 382,578 mobile attacks against users in Southeast Asia during the first half of 2021, a 14% increase from the same period last year.
Even though Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a trend since before the pandemic, its use has increased exponentially since 2020 as companies adapted their IT infrastructure for business continuity. This, in turn, gave employees a bigger role — for better…
