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The remote workforce has gone global. Seventy percent of workers telecommute at least once per week, while 53 percent of employees work in the office at most half the week, according to a recent study from IWG<\/a>. Even more fascinating, a Citrix study<\/a> estimates that 50 percent of the workforce will be completely remote by the end of 2020. Such numbers shape the remote work trends for the next period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Change and adapt, 2020’s mantra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As remote working becomes the norm, the workforce has to change and adapt. The needs of remote workers are different than those of office workers, and so are their challenges. Whether you?re a remote worker yourself, or consider taking your team global, here are some of the most prominent remote work trends for 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The need for cybersecurity is increasing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Remote working is made possible by cloud based systems. However, the digital era has also brought rise to hacking and fraud. More than 50 percent<\/a> of small businesses were hacked in the U.S. in 2019, and this number is only increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remote employees are especially prone to cybersecurity issues, as the majority of their work is conducted online. Plus, they can?t turn to their desk partner to say: ?Do you think this email seems weird?<\/em>? And then avoid a potential hack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, CNBC reports that ?A majority of executives agree that the risk of a data breach is higher when an employee works remotely, yet few businesses have comprehensive off-site policies in place for those workers. Over half of small business owners said they have no policy for remote workers.<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means cybersecurity will continue to be a risk for the business world, even more so for companies with a remote workforce, suggests Info Security Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More companies will rely on the remote workforce<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Executives and recruiting professionals are worried about the health of their industries and the demand for skilled workers, according to the 2020 Future of Work Report<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n