Support Nerds: Know Why Cyber security is Important for Remote Workers

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Importance of CyberSecurity for Remote Workers

• In this era of the pandemic, many large, as well
  as small-scale businesses are working from home
  in order to ensure safety. It is a fact that
  there are many cost-benefits and mental health
  benefits but some of us have overlooked the fact
  that there are many nefarious organizations of
  cybercriminals looking to exploit minor
  cybersecurity flaws to put your business on its
  knees. The best way to tackle the problem now is
  time to implement new cybersecurity policies
  because it is the new normal. In this blog, we
  will be exploring the possibilities to ensure how
  you can tackle the situation and how you can make
  sure remote worker endpoint security.

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Lets talk about WHY

• While most of the business owners are only
  focusing on securing the networks they are
  completely overlooking the cybersecurity of the
  staff who are working remotely from their home.
  The network, remote workers are connected to is
  not as secure as the networks that are available
  on the office premises. It will be under the
  strict scrutiny of the IT department. For
  flawless remote working, companies should run a
  proper cyber hygiene protocol in addition to the
  antivirus software remote workers are using.

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What are some points that the companies should
look at to ensure remote worker endpoint security?

• Before jumping into the pool of solutions, lets
  discuss some of the most common issues that you
  should be dealing with.
• Firewalls- Personal computers do not need an
  enterprise-grade level of features. The personal
  networks only provide you with basic to
  intermediate security solutions. Where they lack?
  Well, an enterprise-grade would provide you with
  continuous security updates, patching,
  web-traffic filtration, and the best feature
  among the above-mentioned is strict scrutiny done
  by a dedicated IT staff of the organization. You
  will not receive any of this on your home
  network. These features are inexpensive as well.
  Plus, you do not need high-end security on your
  personal computer for surfing through the
  internet.

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Personal Computers

• This pandemic hit us unexpectedly. No one
  wouldve imagined that our world would come to a
  halt. Keeping that in mind, when people started
  remote work, they did not have the security tools
  that are required. Hence, looking into this
  matter would be beneficial.

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Security policies

• Security policies are another factor you should
  be looking into to ensure remote worker endpoint
  security. Ensure that your IT department has put
  permission and restrictions to prepare for the
  contingencies.

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Access

• Another issue with remote working is accessing
  the resources. You have to make sure all your
  employees have access to all the resources that
  are needed.

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Network Security Assessment

• It is mandatory to ensure the cybersecurity that
  your IT department regularly runs network
  security assessment. Your IT team should make
  sure that there are no unprotected or
  unauthorized devices are connected to the network
  in case of BYOD (Bring your own device). Before
  you should allow any employee to bring their own
  device, you should run a strict check. That would
  help you with dealing with the unfortunate events
  of any flaw. All the staff should use approved
  devices on the network.

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Tools and techniques that would help in
protecting your remote staff.

• DNS Protection By redirecting your remote worker
  web traffic through a cloud-based DNS security
  server, you can execute web access policies set
  up by the IT department without interfering with
  firewalls and other security tools.
• PC Threat Monitoring By frequently monitoring,
  you can ensure safety. Antivirus is good, but
  when the trained IT professionals monitor, they
  can make sure that there will be no security
  breach. They can detect all the malicious files
  and processes, threats, intrusion, and so much
  more.
• Cloud collaboration Collaboration is crucial for
  the remote workforce. By providing an encrypted
  cloud environment for file sharing, you can avoid
  potential cybersecurity issues as it will
  minimize the exposure of the files to unprotected
  networks.
• Phishing protection In the US, more than 80 of
  daily emails are spam. Phishing is now the
  leading entry point for cyber-attacks, so by
  implementing proper email/phishing protection
  measures, you can ensure the safety of your data
  as well as your remote workforce.
• VPN Connectivity VPNs will help your staff in
  working with a safer network environment. It will
  help reduce the chances of any unauthorized
  network breach that will eventually help your
  business from potential cyber-threats. There will
  be no available entrances to exploit your network
  connectivity.

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Contact Us

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• Address - 72 Pottstown Pike, Unit
  102
• Chester Springs,
  PA 19425
• Website - https//www.supportnerds.us/
  
• Email - info_at_supportnerds.us