KASPERSKY

Company will use bionic devices on employees to increase their security

Kaspersky, one of the leading global companies operating in the field of cybersecurity and digital privacy, has developed a comprehensive cybersecurity policy for employees using bionic devices. The policy, considered the first of its kind in the world, aims to improve the well-being of employees with bionic devices, while reducing the associated security risks.

The new policy is a response to the accelerated growth of human augmentation – the process of improving or enhancing the human body with bionic technology. In a recent Kaspersky study, human augmentation was widely supported, with about two-thirds of adults across Europe saying they would consider improving their bodies with the help of technology.

Considering the excitement and innovations related to human enhancement – ​​in particular increasing the use of bionic devices that aim to replace or improve parts of the human body with artificial implants – there are legitimate fears among cybersecurity experts and the wider community. Some experts in the cybersecurity community share these fears and are concerned that too little attention has been paid to the security of bionic devices. In addition, the survey found that nearly nine out of 10 (88%) people said they fear cybercriminals might hack their bodies.

As human enhancement becomes a more enduring feature of our lives, this lack of awareness can lead to significant uncertainty and pose a risk to the safer development of technology and a safer digital world overall.

Kaspersky continually researches the potential for human enhancement and assesses related security challenges. After consulting with experts dealing with human enhancement and cybersecurity issues, the company responded to the need for special security regulations and developed a new cybersecurity policy to mitigate these risks.

The policy, developed by Kaspersky's security experts, regulates procedures for the use of bionic devices within the enterprise and aims to reduce the cybersecurity risks associated with business processes. The proposed document refers to the entire infrastructure of the company and all its business units. As a result, they are applied to the complete access control system, as well as administrative processes, maintenance processes and the use of automated systems. The rules will apply to both permanent and temporary employees, as well as outsourced employees who provide contractual services to the company. All of these factors aim to improve the cyber security of the corporate infrastructure at a higher level.

Marco Preuss, Director of Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GREAT) Europe, said: “Human augmentation is a growing but under-researched area of ​​technology. Therefore, this first step in clarifying issues related to its use, as well as strengthening security, will help us to ensure that the potential of this technology is harnessed in a positive way. We believe we need to digitally secure the future of human augmentation today to build a safer digital world for tomorrow.”

The cybersecurity policy launched by Kaspersky offers a series of standardization processes, improving security and enabling better involvement of employees who use bionic devices in the office. One of the main objectives of this initiative is to launch a discussion of the global IT community and the community dealing with the issue of augmentation, as well as to continue the joint efforts to other steps to develop the security of human augmentation. This includes ensuring the digital privacy of devices, demonstrating different levels of access rights to stored information and minimizing any threats to human health.

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