Tips to make your remote workplace secure and productive

Neighborhood Watch program: secure remote workplaces

Exelegent is reinstituting the Neighborhood Watch program for local businesses and non-profits to provide immediate support in this critical moment.

Enabling remote work has become a critical step for employers to take the limit of any potential spreading of COVID-19. It is our goal to make sure no organizations have to choose between remaining productive and the safety of their employees.

For those businesses that haven’t configured a safe digital collaborative environment yet, we have some great news: Microsoft has announced that they will be offering new business clients Teams and Office365 E1 licenses free for the next 6 months. As your local five-time Gold Microsoft Partner, we are supporting this initiative by dedicating staff to provide Teams implementation within 24 hours. Teams provides the most secure way for your employees to collaborate and offers seamless integration with the rest of the Office 365 suite.

If your company already has remote work capabilities, you may need to take additional measures to ensure your organization’s security.

The main security issues our clients’ experienced with remote work were:

• Increased Intrusion Attempts – With more points of entry and less control over each user’s hardware and network, companies are far more vulnerable to breaches.

• Data Loss Prevention – Proprietary company information and/or sensitive customer data being improperly accessed, stored, and disseminated either intentionally or unintentionally.

• Fraud – Phishing attempts increase in quantity and quality during times of increased media coverage or awareness around any given topic.

We have compiled a list of tips you can use right away to help enforce the security of your remote workforce.

7 Best Practices to check your Security Readiness

• Avoid connecting to public Wi-Fi

• Encrypt Sensitive Data at your Computer or Email Communication

• Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) if possible

• Require complex passwords with 30-day expiration

• Ensure that all operating systems and operations are updated and patched

• Encourage the use of secure cloud services

• Provide company employees with basic security training

Please contact us at info@exelegent.com, if you need the support of Exelegent security experts today. We are on guard working remotely, 24 hours, 7 days.