With the boundaries of the traditional office blurring, the world has truly become a playground for the modern nomad. However, when it comes to employee and business relationships, cybersecurity is one of the most important factors to ensure when considering remote work since remote work indeed brings more risks for business. Recently, cybersecurity company NordLayer discovered the best-scoring countries to accommodate remote employees in its global remote work index (GRWI) research. This evaluation considers various factors across multiple dimensions, such as cybersafety, economic safety, digital and physical infrastructure, and social safety. Conveniently, GRWI reveals that the highest levels of cybersafety are shared among these countries: Slovakia, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, a...
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Needs to do a lot to meet healthcare and digital infrastructure requirements India ranks at 64 as the best country for remote work, according to new research by the cybersecurity company NordLayer. It ranks 15 places lower compared to 2022. Last year, the company created the Global Remote Work Index (GRWI), which reveals the best and worst countries to work remotely in terms of four different criteria: cyber safety, economic safety, digital and physical infrastructure, and social safety. This year, NordLayer evaluated 108 countries compared to 66 last year. Here are the top 10 countries that are best for remote work according to this year’s data: Denmark The Netherlands Germany Spain Sweden Portugal Estonia Lithuania Ireland Slovakia The ...
Read MoreAs COVID-19 infection rates shift and countries reopen their borders for tourism, travel in some places has returned at an even higher rate than pre-pandemic. With expanding travel comes expanding cyber risks, it is as important as ever for those heading abroad this summer to practice cyber hygiene. Jonas Walker, a Security Strategist with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs, offers his insight into how to stay safe and avoid attacks from threat actors while traveling in today's cyber world. Why is practicing cyber hygiene essential for travelers Cyber hygiene is like personal hygiene, its all about having a daily routine. That includes good practices to ensure that your environment stays clean, especially when traveling. When you travel, you typically carry a device, a computer or...
Read MoreAs International VPN day approaches, an expert shares why a VPN is a must for travelers According to a survey conducted by NordVPN, 50% of travelers use public Wi-Fi while on the road. However, only 20% of them use a VPN (virtual private network) to protect themselves while being connected to a public network. “Travelers connect to public Wi-Fi in airports, cafes, parks, and trains. Some even use public computers to print their visa information or flight tickets. A VPN in those cases is crucial if you want to make sure that your vacation will not be ruined by cybercriminals. Nobody wants to lose access to their device or their bank account during a trip to a foreign country,” says Daniel Markuson, a cybersecurity expert at NordVPN. As International VPN day (August 19th) is ...
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