Social Policy & Administration

Securing tomorrow: Cybersecurity and remote work trends

Securing tomorrow: Cybersecurity and remote work trends

Remote work grants flexibility, yet demands stronger endpoint security, MFA, AI‑driven threat detection, and organization‑wide education.

Authors

R. Velmurugan, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India

J. Sudarvel, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India

K. Jothi, KPR College of Arts, Science, and Research, India

Ravi Thirumalaisamy, Modern College of Business and Science, Oman

Shashank Mittal, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India

Summary

Workers now benefit from flexible arrangements caused by remote work but their organizations face significantly higher cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Electronic tools with cloud-based services have produced increased incidents of phishing attacks and data breaches and ransomware events. Remote access security needs immediate attention since workers need to connect their personal equipment to unidentified networks. Endpoint security solutions and MFA and VPNs jointly reduce security threats. Organizations must teach their personnel about cybersecurity basics since human mistakes remain a major cybersecurity risk factor. Threat detection enhancements come from AI and machine learning applications together with real-time automated security systems which provide protection benefits. ZTA implements continuous authentication protocols through its enforcement mechanism. Remote work models require integration of powerful cybersecurity systems which need backing from security regulations alongside organization-wide cultural education about security measures

Published in: Global Work Arrangements and Outsourcing in the Age of AI

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