How to manage Cyber Security in Hybrid Work Cultures | Total Security

Introduction

As the world inclines into a more permanent hybrid work environment, resilience brings both new-fangled benefits and challenges for employers and employees. No matter whether your workforce works in the office, remotely, or from home, organizations should never compromise on Total Security for more flexibility.  

Many companies now operate in a hybrid work environment i.e. a more flexible work environment. But do you know what? The word "flexible" comes with many risks. Hybrid work environments rely mainly on technology that amplifies cyber security risk. Now, the question is, “How to manage Cyber Security in a hybrid work culture?"

Here, in this blog post, we'll share the top ways to keep your hybrid workforce and environment secure. Have a look!

   Prioritizing Employee Cybersecurity Training

Remember, security training is not a one-time deal.

Organizations, when transitioning into a hybrid work model need to provide their employees a proper security training on the following topics. This is to minimize cyber security risks caused by human errors.

1.      Password Health and Safety

You should train your employees to use unique and hard-to-guess passwords for each account in the network.

2.      Making necessary software updates

You should train your employees on regularly updating Total Security Software. Because using an unpatched version can pose a serious cyber security threat to the organization.

3.      Rising Malicious activities

You should make your employees aware of the rising malicious activities such as Phishing, Ransomware attacks, and other virus attacks. Also, you must tell your employees to never rely on untrusted data.

·         Implementing a Zero-Trust Strategy

The zero-Trust strategy is a policy made to keep in mind the ever-increasing cyber security risks. It protects your organization from cyber security threats within the company as well as from a malicious attempt by an employee to access sensitive information.

This new Zero-trust policy requires the company to implement role-based access to the organization’s most valuable assets.

·         Enabling multi-factor authentication

Multi-factor authentication is simple and considered the first line of defense every organization must have before giving employees access to the company's most valuable assets. Think of MFA as something you need to verify your identity. For example, in addition to providing the username and password, you need to provide the OTP that has been sent to your phone to validate your credentials.

By implementing MFA in your organization, you can reduce your exposure to data breaches caused by compromised passwords, which is a major vulnerability in both cyber and physical work environments.

·         Installing Total Security Software on all systems

It is the most effective defense mechanism that keeps your employees, their systems, and the company’s valuable data protected from all kinds of threats. In an unsafe environment where everything is digital, keeping your organization and its sensitive data safe has become a mandate.  

Computer viruses and malware are everywhere. Antivirus programs such as Protegent Antivirus, Quick Heal Antivirus, McAfee Antivirus, etc. Protect your employee’s computers against unauthorized code or viruses that threaten your operating system.

·         Considering a VPN

VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It acts as a safe tunnel between users and applications so that employees can stay protected and maintain their productivity whether they are working from home or the office. VPN ensures your workforce gets the right level of security without compromising their privacy and identity.

The entire arrangement allows your employees to access company valuable data in a more secure way and protect it from malicious parties.

To Conclude,

Maintaining the security of a hybrid workforce is both a challenging and exciting task. But, do you know what? By following the ways mentioned above, you can fight vulnerabilities and protect your company’s digital assets and sensitive information in a more secure way!

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