This article presents a range of reasons why IT security for IT teams should have more priority than ever before.
The challenges of IT security in the context of remote work
In a time where remote work plays a prominent role for companies, it’s becoming important to take precautionary measures to secure the working environment as much as possible, even from afar.
Companies need to be aware of the consequences of failing to take adequate precautions. A cyberattack can have far-reaching consequences on several levels.
If the company has no access to its tools or in the event that part of the data is breached and business cannot continue, this can, depending on the length of disruption, lead to sometimes extensive financial losses.
Your company's image may be damaged if confidential data falls into the wrong hands.
The loss of data, delivery delays or services not being provided on time can also have devastating legal consequences for company partners who could resort to legal measures that would ultimately damage your company.
Best practices for security in when working from home
All processes that take place on-site must be included in the protocol of data processing activities for remote work situations, including all related systems (VPN systems, operating systems, communication and collaboration tools).
By the same token, processes outside of company facilities must be marked as high risk, as they are much more endangered than user activities within the protected IT infrastructure.
Companies can also rely on a strong legislative framework. An audit of how likely the loss, manipulation, and unauthorised access to data in the company promotes appropriate measures in three key areas of data protection and security, these being:
- Technology
- Conduct guidelines for the company and its employees
- Awareness raising among employees
The most important aspects that should be taken into consideration when tackling IT risks
As we have seen, phishing, ransomware and other data theft attempts are increasing. This makes it essential to protect your data, monitor your networks and create a cybersecurity plan to react fast and effectively react to cyberattacks and cushion their effects as much as possible.
There are five main points that must be considered when mitigating IT risks:
- Introduce guidelines for using devices to make sure that all those in use, including mobile devices, are allocated to only one employee each and only used for their work.
- Protect access to data by informing your employees on the importance of best practices and implementing secure user authentication methods.
- School your employees and offer ongoing workshops to raise their awareness for the most important security problems and remember best practices.
- Save your information in a secure environment. An environment for saving your data is essential.
- Create an intervention plan based on an emergency and risk prevention plan in the event of phishing, ransomware or other deceptive attacks.
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