WFH tech | Worrying number of staff use own laptops for work

When the UK Government confirmed that for safety reasons, the nation’s working population would be required to conduct their duties remotely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses scrambled to facilitate homeworking as quickly as possible.

For many, this was a logistical headache; office-based items that workers simply take for granted such as ergonomically efficient desk chairs, allocated spaces from which to work, computers, keyboards and screens all had to either be transported or cobbled together as a matter of urgency before work could continue.

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And whilst the first week may have been a scramble to get up and running remotely, an IBM survey found that actually, the majority of employees are still struggling with incorrect equipment and processes – and company efficiency and security has suffered as a result.

As was reported by We Live Security, the survey of 2,000 US-based employees discovered that more than 50% of new remote employees are using their own personal computers for business use, however, 61% also said their employer hasn't provided tools to properly secure those devices.