DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING CYBER THREATS DURING REMOTE WORK FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF CYBER SECURITY

Abstract

For several years in a row, Ukrainian organizations (first due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences, and now military operations) and in general the world, have been forcibly transferring employees to a more optimal work format - this is remote work (work at home). According to statistics, this practice has shown its positive side in terms of higher labor productivity (less time spent on moving around the city, comfortable home conditions, etc.), however, from the point of view of cyber security, there has been an increase in cases of cyber threats (hereinafter - cyber threats) and the activation of cyber criminals.

Remote work mode means full or partial transition to the use of personal devices by employees.

Setting up remote work of employees requires a clear preparation of information systems within the organization, therefore information security (hereinafter - IS) and information technology (hereinafter - IT) services must ensure the security and continuity of the organization's business processes. Because remote work is associated with a high risk of cyber threats and the intervention of cybercriminals.

Cybernetic threats (cyberthreats) are existing and/or potentially possible phenomena and factors that pose a danger to the vital interests of a person and citizen, society and the state, the implementation of which depends on the proper functioning of information, telecommunication, and information-telecommunication systems [1].

The formation and effective implementation of cyber security, within the framework of which a set of recommendations and measures for predicting and countering cyber threats is developed, is a necessary condition for the safe and continuous functioning of the organization.