Cybersecurity Habits All Remote Workers Should Incorporate

Cybersecurity Habits All Remote Workers Should Incorporate Working remotely is no longer a perk companies offer to their employees every now and again — it has become the norm. The pandemic has left companies and freelance entrepreneurs alike at home, building makeshift workspaces in their living spaces in an attempt to help flatten the curve. The transition has led many businesses to change their mindset about telecommuting and finally see the benefits of working remotely. In fact, lots of businesses have begun committing to a fully remote, or mostly remote workforce, despite many of the social distancing and quarantine policies easing.

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Train employees on data privacy regulation and Cybersecurity You can begin your efforts by raising awareness about Cybersecurity throughout your whole organization. As mentioned in a previous Elevate post on cybersecurity awareness, you can ins-til best Cybersecurity practices by making training more engaging and memorable. The concepts will stick with them better if you made use of video as the combination of visuals, text, and sounds can aid comprehension.

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Use only secure, private networks If your team chooses to work in places like cafes and libraries and connect to public Wi-Fi, there is a higher chance of them giving unauthorized access to your company’s data, even if they didn’t mean to in the first place. If possible, discourage them from working with sensitive information in public spaces. Ask them to turn Bluetooth off as well. If they must connect to the internet, it would better if they used a personal portable hotspot. If they already have all the data they need to get their work done, it could also be worth turning on Airplane Mode on their device.

Distribute access to VPN Even if you can get your staff to take basic precautions in protecting their home Wi-Fi, it’s still worth having them use VPN services to mask their activity and secure encrypted tunnels between the home user and a remote server. There’s no

overstating how important it is to protect sensitive company data from malicious hackers, and one of the best ways to prevent them from getting their hands on private information is using a VPN that has strong privacy policies to prevent the sharing of your data.

Enforce multifactor authentication Passwords, no matter how “strong” they may be, can still be cracked. Business News Daily highlights how humans have been code breaking for as long as we’ve been making codes, so you shouldn’t assume that your password is enough to protect your info. Sure, practicing good password etiquette is important, but you can double down on your efforts by enabling two-factor authentication to add a layer of protection, considering that it necessitates additional action beyond keying in a password. It may also be worth looking into security solutions that are capable of reviewing identities and controlling access management rules to ensure that only required access is given to each employee.

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