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It’s proven that workplace flexibility
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boosts morale, productivity, and retention.
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But there may be a surprising added benefit
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to a remote work policy shift.
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Improved cyber security.
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In the U.S., companies shell out an average of
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8.2 million dollars a year dealing with cyber attacks.
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In 2018, the highest single ransomware payout was $930,000.
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So it’s understandable that corporations are hypervigilant
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about how employees access company data.
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But assumptions that working remotely
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is riskier are misguided.
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In fact, cloud based remote work could result
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in a safer foundation for the future of work.
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Nowadays, holstering cyber security isn’t optional.
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In just two years, ransomware attacks are up 97%.
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And while some companies associate decentralized
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employee’s work with greater risk, it actually presents
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an ideal time to make data more secure
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by forcing businesses to safeguard their information
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Technology reporter, Quentin Hardy, puts it this way.
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The same way that your money is probably safer
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mixed up with other people’s money in a bank vault
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than it is sitting alone in your dresser drawer,
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your data may actually be safer in the cloud.
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And while companies are worried about remote employee
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security, they’re often overlooking in office behaviors,
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like leaving a laptop unlocked and unattended,
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that are just as dangerous.
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In fact, a study by Alert Logic found on premise
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IT infrastructure is more likely to be attacked
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than public, cloud based systems.
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Having staff working away from headquarters
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is an opportunity to upgrade systems
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to software defined wide area networks
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These feature security options that offer
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end to end protection, reducing vulnerability
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and protecting transactions between the network
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An SD-WAN with best in class threat management
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protects all parts of the network,
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including remote access points,
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while mitigating D-Dos and ransomware threats.
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With industrial grade cyber security,
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both on the network and in the cloud,
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companies have more than a fighting chance
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against the data breach or attack.
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A full 90% of businesses believe improving cyber security
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boosts their reputation.
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And 89% say world class cyber security
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is a competitive differentiator.
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So while logging into work files on a coffee shop’s
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public wifi isn’t the best idea,
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it doesn’t mean remote access is inherently unsafe.
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In fact, setting foundation for secure remote work
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could close the door on a lot of future security headaches.
