Is your cyber security prepared for the long-term impact and risk related to your WFH employees?
If 2020 has taught us anything, it is that the entire world can shut down, industry can turn on its ear and yet most businesses can still figure out a way to machete their way forward. It is really pretty remarkable when you think about it.
For years, the business sector took only baby steps toward greater variety in employment options and, as the saying goes, better “work-life balance.” While the COVID pandemic can is certainly no blessing in disguise, it has indeed thrust to the forefront the real viability of long-term remote work options on a very-very grand scale. But, as with all innovation, there are both benefits and challenges involved.
From an industry perspective, the thought of shifting a large portion of the workforce to a Work from Home (WFH) dynamic certainly does have its benefits. Experts speculate SMBs and corporations can save billions of dollars each year by incorporating long-term WFH options, due to decrease expenses in office space, maintenance and other substantial recurring costs associated with housing onsite employees or running a brick and mortar businesses.
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NEGATIVE IMPACT
But there is always the other side of even the shiniest coin. While many industries might welcome some moderate to substantial gains in this new employment world order, it will likely come at the expense of city and state tax revenues. Think about what this employee decentralization could do to Silicon Valley and other industry hubs. It sounds like New York City might already be experiencing an exodus.
It is important to have a grasp of these business trends and shifts in economies on a wide scale. But SMBs and enterprises have a more pressing concern surrounding this new WFH employment paradigm.
It is time to face the very real possibility that your employees might not ever come back to the office. And you might not even want them there! Either way, it is essential that the technology you depend on also ensures the health and safety of your business.
CYBERSECURITY
A few months ago, most businesses were thrust into this new reality. They quickly learned that managing a remote team poses more challenges than simply making sure WFH employees are actually performing their jobs. With a lack of the cyber security fortress their once-centralized operations enjoyed, many scrambled to scale or create new, replicable safeguards surrounding WFH technology requirements and best practices. But stop-gap measures, temporary workarounds, duct tape and bailing wire may not equate to a sustainable and effective cyber security strategy for a geographically diffused team.
So is it time to reevaluate your cyber security, assess what you already have and determine what you will ultimately need for the long-term health of your business in this new worker paradigm?
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