This is problematic, as research indicates home internet users generally have poor вЂcyber hygieneвЂ™, lack the knowledge to protect their digital technologies and personal information, and present a weak link that cyber criminals can exploit.' 'Assessing the ability to continue operations and the types of work employees could accomplish at home took precedence over cyber security concerns. 'While businesses considered increased cyber threats associated with the work-from-home environment, their focus remained on the bottom line,' the report said. It suggests that a basic level of cyber preparedness be mandated by law and warns that weaknesses in smaller organisations pose threats to the larger organisations they interact with. Rachael Falk, theВ CEO of the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre said investment and legislation is required to protect Australia from cyber security weaknesses. New laws and cheaper cyber security solutions are needed, after the COVID-19 home working era highlighted a growing gap between the cyber capabilities of big and smaller businesses, which could pose an ongoing threat to the national supply chain, according to Australia's top industry research body.ДЄ report from the federally funded Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre on the risks seen from mass remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic, found SMEs are cutting security corners to enable staff to work from home, and have blamed cost for not upgrading cyber security systems.

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