Abstract
The
rise of remote work has produced an exponential growth in cyber attacks, during
the first half of 2021, there was an increase in the number of cyber attack
attempts, reaching more than 196 million cyber attack attempts from January to
June 2021. The increase in cyber attacks leads institutions to strengthen their
computer models, applying work strategies that provide security in the cyber
work they do; as well as a solid construction of cyber security culture
involving all members of the institution, where each person understands that
their daily activities are at risk. The objective of investigating this topic
is to identify the factors that affect cyber security in remote work, as
explained by Abad, 2018, (cited by James Navarro & Gainza Reyes, 2021). To
ensure an acceptable level of security it is necessary to achieve security
controls effectively, directly, and professionally to communicate to end-users.
Cyber security experts consider it essential that institutions develop programs
to prevent and avoid risks derived from the incorrect use of the organization's
computer equipment, as they express (James Navarro & Gainza Reyes, 2021;
Leornardo, C., 2022; Fortinet, 2021; Garcia, A. A., 2019). Since a user can represent vulnerability for
any entity, and a person can be a point used by cybercriminals, it can be
sufficient reason to consider the awareness and training of collaborators as a
priority of computer security. The main risks and weaknesses that have been
identified, which have a key impact in the violation of systems and networks in
private institutions in the last two years, the interviewees agreed that many
organizations went virtual without being prepared, opening up to considerable
gaps for emerging threats.
