Ensuring a home working environment is ‘safe’ isn’t difficult. Peter Bailey shares the steps you can take to improve cyber security outside the office.
With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise all over the world, New Zealand has announced social distancing measures to slow the anticipated spread of the pandemic. Although private businesses have not been given any orders to close, many employers are taking steps to protect their workforce by asking staff to work from home.
Corporate office workers who use laptops and smartphones for work will easily adjust to this change. However, when not under the watchful eye of colleagues or the IT department, it’s much easier to take a lax approach to cyber security.
With the current level of disruption abound your cyber security processes and policies are more important than ever. The last thing your business needs right now is to deal with the added stress of a security breach.
Ensuring a home working environment is ‘safe’ isn’t difficult. Here are some steps you can take to improve cyber security outside the office.
Most established companies already have an information security policy in place. If remote working is in your business continuity plan, now is the time to review the policy and remind staff to stick to company security rules, even at home.
If you work in a small business and don’t have any form of information security policy in place, it’s best to get something sorted right away. If you’re not quite sure where to start, there are some useful online tools and guides specifically aimed at smaller businesses and start-ups. A good place to start is the cyber security workers nzbusiness magazine business magazine business
