Teleworking and the security risks of freemium messaging apps

COVID-19 is leading an ever-increasing proportion of the workforce to telecommute from home, and many of those employees are being pushed towards using freemium messaging apps for work related communications. With articles such as “A guide to use WhatsApp while working from home” in The Economic Times, and limited enterprise approved and managed alternatives, it’s doubtful this will change in the short-term. However, this trend should raise red flags for CTOs and IT departments around the world.

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