Remote Working and Cybersecurity in the Pandemic: Research on the Employee Perceptions of Remote Work and Cybersecurity in an International Organisation during COVID-19

Diplôme Master Remote Working and Cybersecurity in the Pandemic: Research on the Employee Perceptions of Remote Work and Cybersecurity in an International Organisation during COVID-19 eng 2021 author Yang Jing 941152 author Linkeschová Laura 942081 director Balsiger Jörg 716235 This paper examines the employee perceptions of remote working during the COVID 19 pandemic, focusing particularly but not exclusively on the rapid developments in cybersecurity for remote organisations and workers. Data was gathered from seven interviewees and forty-seven survey respondents who worked for the International Telecommunication Union under various contracts and in various positions at the time of the study. Studying the attitudes and experiences of remote workers uncovered that flexibility and time-saving efficiencies are the most valued benefits of remote working, while the lack of social interaction is seen as the worst feature of pandemic teleworking. An observed association between younger age and a reported decrease in motivation at work calls for further academic enquiry. While studied teleworkers did not experience cyberattacks in unprecedented volume, interview enquiry confirmed that cyberattacks adapted to the vulnerabilities of teleworking and intensified during the pandemic. Swift adaptations and increased employee cyber-protection likely prevented further damage in the time of the Coronavirus cyber crisis but did not eliminate cyberattacks. The remaining cybersecurity vulnerabilities, especially in personal device usage, signal an inexpungible threat to organisational and personal safety, resilience and efficiency. Cybersecurity Remote work Telework COVID-19 Dewey 354.3 MIHDS Master in Innovation, Human Development and Sustainability 199 Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial TF false 275c55aa-49b0-40c6-8bfd-edad32e29ef0 Master thesis Public UNIGE2021-ThesisFinalversion-LauraLinkeschova&Jing(Sally)Yang.pdf 4630534 application/pdf openAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial

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