Week 6 - Remote workers and VPN

In today's workplace, telecommuting and remote workers are becoming more common place. But, from a security perspective, this causes some security concerns. How do you keep  your data safe while allowing workers o work from home? The answer is VPN! But how do you use VPN safely and efficiently for your remote workers?

First, you must consider your IT policies. Risk management is very important here. Go over your policies and create new policies where yours are lacking. You should make sure that your policies are clear and that your remote workers are trained in what they are allowed to do, and what they are not. You should set up clear guidelines and processes to request remote access, and have it set up on the employee's computer. It would be best to only allow company-owned devices to connect so that you can control what is on the computer. If security policies are set properly that will reduce your risk. Allowing employees to use their own devices brings up more security issues, but those could be mitigated as well.

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