Lattes, lunch, and VPNs: securing remote workers the right way

i LATTES, LUNCH, AND VPNS: SECURING REMOTE WORKERS THE RIGHT WAY  “Remote working habits, in combination with the need to enable collaboration across dispersed teams inevitably involves multiple digital tools and mobile devices, which in turn raise serious security concerns. However, a well thought-out, detailed plan provides both productivity and security.” Malwarebytes 3 i LATTES, LUNCH, AND VPNS: SECURING REMOTE WORKERS THE RIGHT WAY  4 Introduction I t will come as no surprise that, despite a constant pendulum swing in workplace trends, remote work is still booming. With climbing real estate prices in high-opportunity cities and clogged freeways from workers taking on long commutes, remote work is a trend that will only continue. Yet with that workplace flexibility comes security challenges. “...the average number of cybersecurity incidents involving employee or contractor negligence has increased by 26 percent and by 53 percent for criminal and malicious insider incidents.” Even without remote work, cybersecurity is a growing problem for organisations. According to the Ponemon Institute, since 2016, the average number of cybersecurity incidents involving employee or contractor negligence has increased by 26 percent and by 53 percent for criminal and malicious insider incidents. Remote work has had a major impact. As a Secure Computing comment suggests, Wi-Fi is a big culprit of security breaches. Worryingly, further research reveals 77 percent of businesses do not have a cybersecurity incident response plan applied consistently across the organisation to cope with breaches. Google recently outlined the challenges facing IT leaders who need to secure remote workers in an internal report, Working together when we’re not together. Remote working habits, in combination with the need to enable collaboration across dispersed teams, demand a well thought-out, detailed plan. That plan inevitably involves multiple digital tools and mobile devices, which in turn raise serious security concerns.
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