Work From Home: How Are Businesses Ensuring Data Security?

In response to the threatening Coronavirus and Government's plead for social distancing, most companies have resorted to a 'Work Form Home' (WFH) / Telecommuting system only to ensure continuity of business activities. Although WFH is a prized perk offered to all employees during this lockdown period, it is a nightmare to the companies when it comes to data security! The pandemic has caught them off-guard and scampering to get their systems into place.

A few important measures businesses should undertake is to enhance the network and bandwidth of their Virtual Private Network (VPN) and establish a policy to allow employees to work from home. Most large scale businesses have addressed these issues, but keeping in mind the overwhelming cost of these measures, some businesses have landed themselves in a soup.