COVID-19: Data And Information Management

No area of our life has remained untouched by the impact of COVID-19 and our information management practices are no exception. We are having to find new ways of working and adapt to the lack of face-to-face contact we are all used to.

What Are The Practical Implications Of Online Working For Information Security?

Although some businesses had already begun to allow for more flexible/agile working, the need for many organisations to operate remotely (and to put arrangements in place within a relatively short timescale) has put significant pressures on IT infrastructure and created consequent tensions around information security. At a basic level the need to print documents at home leaves the question of secure destruction. The need to communicate with fellow colleagues, customers and suppliers has led to the introduction of new technologies without the time for the usual security checks to be put in place, leading to concerns about the security and