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actively seeks more technology support from their organisation when working remotely , the need to provide the tools and technology to keep users productive , connected and secure has never been greater .

Suddenly faced with an overwhelmingly remote workforce , business leaders now need to adapt fast to remain secure and resilient , while employees are using this moment of change as an opportunity to reassess yesterday ’ s priorities and plan a future around what really matters to them . And as work and home lives are transformed , it ’ s employees who now see themselves in the driving seat .

In casting off the shackles of previously rigid job routines , employees are rethinking the next normal for work , inspiring more agile , accommodating and humane work cultures . Moving forward , almost two in five workers ( 45 %) want to leave behind the 9 – 5 working structure . A similar number ( 40 %) are ready to see the back of fixed office desks , and around a third ( 39 %) want to end the fiveday working week .

The research also highlighted that nearly a third ( 47 %) of employees see remote working as the third greatest benefit which comes as a by-product of the novel Coronavirus , after spending time with family ( 41 %) and saving money ( 41 %).

In fact , most of the advantages revolve around pursuing new opportunities for personal enrichment outside of work , as getting that work-life balance becomes even more important .

Yet as employees continue to embrace more forward-thinking and flexible ways of working , it is critical that businesses augment and adapt the support they provide . Given that well over a third ( 40 %) of the workforce

Alexander Moiseev , Chief Business Officer , Kaspersky , said : “ We are facing a defining moment in time , and this is very exciting . It ’ s clear this pandemic has accelerated Digital Transformation and the blending of our work and homes lives . What we ’ re now seeing is employees using technology to own a new future and actively taking the lead in embracing changes in pursuit of greater freedom and flexibility . Companies now have a mandate to adapt and remodel the modern workplace into something more productive , sustainable and malleable .”

To help organisations keep their flexible workforces secure , Kaspersky suggests following these recommendations :

• Empower employees to become more cyber-aware . Whether you ’ re working from home or in a café , remote working inspires a completely new shift in the behaviour and mindset of employees

• Boost your workforce ’ s cyber-knowledge with Kaspersky ’ s Automated Security Awareness Platform and motivate them to apply the knowledge they ’ ve gained in everyday life with the [ Dis ] Connected game

• Take key data protection measures to safeguard corporate data and devices , including switching on password protection , encrypting work devices and ensuring data is backed up

• Build security inside and outside of the office . Securing employees at their desks or on the go regardless of the device they ’ re using is now easier than ever through solutions such as Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud . •

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