Federal Times:
It’s not federal teleworkers who are a security risk so much as employees who unofficially work from home on nights or weekends.
According to a new survey, more than half of all non-teleworking employees carry data files home and more than 40% log onto their agency’s network from home. What’s more, unofficial teleworkers are much less likely to be security-conscious than teleworking employees, according to the survey released June 4 by Telework Exchange, a public-private partnership that supports telework.
The study comes a year after a Veterans Affairs Department laptop was stolen containing sensitive information on 26.5 million Americans. But more than half of those surveyed in May said their agencies didn’t provide security training or update encryption or protection technology in response to the data breach.
13% of the laptops issued to surveyed federal employees do not have data encryption software. That means that the files and information on those laptops could be accessed if stolen.
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