Now that many of your employees are probably working from home, how do you protect your data? It’s a question that is on the lips of every single business owner that has been forced to make this switch. In truth, it’s not as complex an answer as you may think. The bottom line is, your central system is what matters the most. Your cloud-based operating software should have a slew of protections that you can reliably build upon. Employees need to be given a series of tests and recommendations for them to become better at protecting data, anyway. However, there are always loopholes that will be out of their control, but you should implement these types of strategies to avoid data breaching of a now remote-first business.
The most common way for hackers to get access to your data is by simply breaking your passwords. It sounds very archaic but it’s actually the first thing that cybercriminals will do. You have to understand, hackers don’t offer their services for free. So the most common form of penetration into your system is by breaking passwords because it’s the cheapest ‘service’ they provide. So, don’t ask, demand that your employees regularly change their passwords and they make them as complex yet familiar as possible. Using a password generator is highly recommended as employees won’t be tempted to interject things from their own lives into their passwords, making them easier to crack.
Migrate your data
When employees are working remotely, they’re more likely to get used to bad habits. That’s why you should be saving all your data on cloud systems such as Dropbox, MediaFire and Amazon Drive to name but a few options. All of their work should be saved on these systems too, even tasks that have not been completed. However, it’s important that you have task management software that is based on the cloud anyway. Monday, Trello and Project.co are prime examples of this. They can save tasks and projects in their current and incomplete state. This way, your remote employees can open up files in the software that they use at home, and continue on the work they were doing without fearing breaches of data.
Protect your apps
Businesses are using web-based apps more than ever, but they’re also having apps made for them bespoke. They both come with many different security fears as you’re relying on the coding quality of the app to protect you. Hire a company that does Penetration Testing to see where your apps are most vulnerable. It could be that they have lax permissions, or can be downloaded and installed by anyone, without authorization. Internal reviews are also important as employees meaning to do harm could be trying to take data off the apps and store them into their own cloud system or physical hard drive.
Data breaching is a particular concern for any business, but now that many of your employees are working remotely, it’s become a potentially even bigger problem.
