UAE employees admit to opening suspicious emails: report

  • Date: 28-Oct-2020
  • Source: Tahawultech
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:UAE
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UAE employees admit to opening suspicious emails: report

Mimecast has released a new research which highlights the risky behaviour of employees using company-issued devices.

Josh Douglas, Mimecast

More than 1,000 respondents in countries throughout the globe were asked about their use of work devices for personal activities and how aware they are of today's cyber risks. The results highlighted the need for better awareness training, as people are clicking on links or opening suspicious emails despite having been trained.

Earlier this year, an urgent request for IT teams across the globe was to ensure the efficient issuance of laptops and other computing devices to employees, as much of the workforce started working remote due to the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). A key