With the breakout of the first Global Pandemic in a hundred years we will see many ideas of 21st century which society has been toying with for over two decades bubble to the top. These will include a greater emphasis on dietary changes, lowering the intensity of business travel, encouraging the ecosystem of local artisans and manufacturers, and the Work from Home (WFH) ethos. Businesses are already turning to the idea of WFH to protect employees from the Covid-19 virus and secure their well being, to ensure minimal breaks in services and keep the wheels of the economy turning.
WFH is an attractive idea. It failed to take off earlier because of the centuries of ingrained processes that depend on employees working in groups under the same roof. It is easier to monitor their productivity, improve efficiency, train them for new roles, share space, tools, knowledge and infrastructure. But, now, with the threat of Covid-19, businesses are shedding their traditional thinking, pulling out all the stops to enable their employees to WFH. The last bastion of legacy thinking is coming down. With it, unfortunately, the security vulnerability of your business is going up exponentially.
Security is—and has always been—a party pooper for WHF. There are several reasons for this. The moment an employee swipes in to the workplace, he/she subconsciously switches into high alert mode. They begin to automatically follow guidelines, policies, processes and behavior built, set down and reinforced over decades. When they deviate, colleagues are quick to rais ..
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