Technology is a thing of beauty. It allows us to stay connected even when we’re hundreds or thousands of miles away from one another. For companies and employees across the globe right now, this means the ability for people to telework. People are video conferencing, creating, and working hard for clients and customers from the comfort of their own homes. While this is largely beneficial, there’s one big thing that companies need to keep in mind: ensuring remote workforce cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity Threats for Remote Workers

One of the biggest cybersecurity threats for companies that allow remote work is employees sending sensitive data over an insecure network.

If your company deals at all with financial or health information, you are especially at risk. Using an unsecured network means that data can easily fall into the wrong hands. This could be catastrophic for both your clients/customers and your company.

Additionally, there’s a chance that your employees may not be up-to-date on the best cybersecurity practices. If they’re working outside of their home offices (at a café or co-working space), they may not be practicing good physical information safety. Often, people neglect to hide their screens or lower their voices on phone calls that should be kept private.

How You Can Improve Remote Workforce Cybersecurity

Just because your employees aren’t physically working in the office doesn’t mean that you can’t have some measure of control over their cybersecurity. Below are some ways you can improve device safety for everyone.

Host a Class for Employees

First and foremost, you want to know for sure that your employees are aware of the latest and best practices for information safety. You can cover a variety of topics from how to create strong passwords to ways to keep data safe while in public.

Require VPN Remote Sign In

Allowing your employees to log in to your VPN (virtual private network) from a remote location is one of the best ways to improve data security. What this does is re-route traffic from local Wi-Fi to your company’s network. This is essentially the same as your employees logging into their computers at work, which gives you a stronger level of control.

Provide Company Devices for Company Business

People use personal devices for all kinds of things. The fact is, you can’t monitor this or know what kind of protection your employees have on their phones, tablets, or computers. Your best bet to avoid viruses or a data breach is to provide company devices with very specific rules as to how they can be used.

Get a Remote Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

Don’t leave your company’s cybersecurity up to chance. Schedule a security risk assessment with Thinline Technologies. We’ll sift through your network to check for holes in privacy and work with you to come up with an individualized plan for your organization going forward.

Additionally, we offer proactive incident and intrusion response to get you back on your feet quickly if you do experience a breach. Give us a call today at 410-453-9300 to set up your risk assessment appointment. You can also contact us on the web right here.