With remote work becoming a popular option amongst businesses nowadays, concerns and considerations should be raised about how secure the networks being used are: namely, the Wi-Fi connections many have in their homes. Just as in the office, it is important that these networks are properly secured for the good of your business.
Let’s review how your employees can still work remotely, while also maintaining the security standards you expect. This will require them to follow a few practices with their home networks:
It doesn’t matter that a home network is different from a business network, as password best practices are generally universal. Therefore, when setting the credentials for your home network, make sure that the usual standards apply, and that the rest of your team does the same. Here are three things that can help you keep your Wi-Fi secure:
Many people may not think to update their networking equipment until things start to work poorly. However, in order to take advantage of remote access, you and the other users connecting need to make sure that their tools are fully optimized and secured. A few pointers:
Of course, your employees should also be just as aware of the computing best practices that you should be enforcing in the office while they are working from home. For more security best practices and solutions, give BNMC a call at 978-482-2020.
VP, Chief Operations Officer and co-owner of BNMC with 24+ years of experience developing and managing technical solutions and operations to drive growth and profitability in the IT services industry.
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