Is Your Home Office Secure?

As more Americans move toward remote work, cybersecurity is becoming a higher priority.

- Adjoua Kouassi

In the previous issue of Innovation & Tech Today, we brought you a series of work from home must-haves, including a standing desk to combat the ergonomic fatigue associated with long hours of sitting, as well as our top keyboard choices. But even more important than an aesthetically pleasing and comfortable home office environment is a robust cybersecurity system.

With the cultural shift that arrived with the pandemic, more companies are shifting to a fulltime or hybrid remote work model. Statistics on remote workers from Owl Labs reveal that more than 4.7 million people work remotely at least half of the time in the United States. That number is predicted to increase over the next three years.

With 26% of the U.S. workforce calling their spare bedroom or dining room their office, it’s more important than ever to address cybersecurity in the home. After all, it’s not just personal data that is at stake, but that of entire companies and their clients.

Types of Security Threats