As workers across the U.S. who could work remotely began doing so about a month ago in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, more and more business is being done on private, at-home internet servers.

It’s what had to be done, experts said Tuesday morning during a talk about cybersecurity threats, hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology (PACT). But this move to at-home work does pose some unique threats to companies, Nicole O’Hara, an associate at Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, and Kevin Hyde, president and cofounder of Layer 8 Security, told attendees during the virtual talk.

“Anytime there’s something new, hackers are going to jump in,” O’Hara said. “How hackers view us all right now is that we’re probably working from home under stress, using new or strained technologies.”

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