Connectivity is crucial to business operations, now more than ever. Whatever the size of your company is, everything is available both internally and externally at all times, from any location, with services accessible 24/7 in most cases. This is great news in the sense that your customers never have to wait to access your services or buy your goods, and employees can always find what they need to carry out their roles, even outside of the physical office itself. However, this constant availability and connectivity also expose your business to cyber threats.
With corporate cyberattacks already costing billions each year and continuing to rise, businesses must assess their cybersecurity measures, especially now that the larger majority of the workforce are using their residential internet connection and often even their own devices to handle sensitive company information.
As VDI experts, ebb3 knows a lot about remote working but also the importance of cybersecurity when your staff is working from home. Here are some key considerations if you are worried about your business’s cybersecurity and want to take steps to improve it.
Recognize the Value of Your Data
One of the biggest mistakes that organizations make when it comes to cybersecurity is not realizing the value of their data. From sales information and marketing plans to employee files, every bit of data that your company holds can be compromised or stolen, which can do irreparable damage to your reputation. In the current situation, all of this information is particularly vulnerable with employees accessing it remotely from different locations, which means that you can’t always be sure if individuals are using a secure network connection.
To minimize the likelihood of someone taking advantage of the remote working situation to try and gain access to company information, make it standard in your business to use an encrypted data storage platform. This will facilitate easy access from any location, without potentially exposing your data to cybercriminals.
Educate Employees
More often than not, breaches in cybersecurity occur due to human error and a lack of training. Hence, no matter how good your cybersecurity defenses are, these are worth nothing if employees don’t know the correct procedures and processes to follow.
We’re not suggesting that everyone at your company needs to become a cybersecurity expert. Still, they should all have at least a basic knowledge of cybersecurity theory and best practices including how to avoid phishing scams, how to encrypt emails, and the importance of using a secure network connection when accessing company data.
Making sure that you educate employees and understand the value of your data and how to protect will help to support your cybersecurity measures. It will also ensure that the work of your IT team does to protect your company is not wasted, especially in the current climate when employees are accessing their desktops remotely.
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