Cyber Security – Your IT is only as secure as your least secure machine
If your business supports remote working, you need to ensure each person can work as securely at home as they do in the office. Here’s what you need to be thinking about.
If your business supports remote working, you need to ensure each person can work as securely at home as they do in the office. Here’s what you need to be thinking about.
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It was recently reported that more than half of UK firms believe remote working has left them open to cyber-attacks, with the head of small businesses at Cisco UK & Ireland pointing out: “Organisations are no longer just protecting an ‘office’ but a workforce. This means securing employees is no longer about focusing on what they are doing but where they are.”
These concerns were reinforced by the fact that UK businesses lost £374 million in 2021, largely due to cyber breaches caused by staff having to work from home.
After lockdown, if your business is using remote working on a long-term basis, it’s important to have policies and procedures in place to protect your business from cyber-threats that reflect the new way of working.
One of the biggest challenges for businesses trying to secure themselves from cyber-threats is that there are many more potential ways their security can be breached. It’s far easier to protect themselves when everyone is within one firewall.
One reassuring fact is that while there are new threats with people working from home, many are familiar:
Ultimately people are spending more time online and using a greater number of tools to work and collaborate remotely, increasing the opportunities for cyber criminals.
It really is true that your business is only as secure as your least secure machine, so an overall strategy needs to exist to ensure the long-term viability of remote working.
When planning for this, you should include multiple security solutions to prevent cyber-attacks; recommended ones include:
Protecting businesses from cyber-security requires a proactive approach to stay ahead of new threats that arise regularly because prevention is better (and less costly) than cure.
However, no matter how well your cyber-security planning is, a back-up plan is important for when things don’t go to plan, to minimise the impact.
Businesses need to have the right IT Support resources in place to manage a dispersed team and to provide the expertise and capacity needed to educate employees on the threats, the precautions to take when working remotely and the necessary actions to take that protect themselves and the whole business.
At Syn-Star we understand the challenges that businesses face and we strive to protect our customers from cyber threats, training them on cyber-security and offering remote IT support services for remote and hybrid workers. And, if a cyber-attack does occur, our experts respond swiftly to your call.
No two businesses are the same, so we tailor our services for each individual set of needs and provide the flexibility to partner them as they grow, to meet demand with the most effective technology.
If you are concerned that remote working is putting your cyber-security is at risk, talk to us about how we can help.
Anne-Marie Blazdell is a Marketing & Communications Manager with expertise in digital marketing, content creation, and IT solutions. With a strong foundation in graphic design, she trained at Farnborough College of Technology and Southampton Solent University before advancing into marketing and business IT support.
Since joining Syn-Star in 2022, Anne-Marie has specialised in crafting SEO-optimised website content, managing social media, and helping businesses navigate the complexities of IT. Her work bridges the gap between technology and business, making IT more accessible and effective.
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When all of your employees are based in the office, there’s a ring of security around them to protect them and your business from cyber-attacks. But now that many businesses are supporting hybrid working, you need to ensure the same level of IT security many times over to cover each person working from home.
It was recently reported that more than half of UK firms believe remote working has left them open to cyber-attacks, with the head of small businesses at Cisco UK & Ireland pointing out: “Organisations are no longer just protecting an ‘office’ but a workforce. This means securing employees is no longer about focusing on what they are doing but where they are.”
These concerns were reinforced by the fact that UK businesses lost £374 million in 2021, largely due to cyber breaches caused by staff having to work from home.
After lockdown, if your business is using remote working on a long-term basis, it’s important to have policies and procedures in place to protect your business from cyber-threats that reflect the new way of working.
One of the biggest challenges for businesses trying to secure themselves from cyber-threats is that there are many more potential ways their security can be breached. It’s far easier to protect themselves when everyone is within one firewall.
One reassuring fact is that while there are new threats with people working from home, many are familiar:
Ultimately people are spending more time online and using a greater number of tools to work and collaborate remotely, increasing the opportunities for cyber criminals.
It really is true that your business is only as secure as your least secure machine, so an overall strategy needs to exist to ensure the long-term viability of remote working.
When planning for this, you should include multiple security solutions to prevent cyber-attacks; recommended ones include:
Protecting businesses from cyber-security requires a proactive approach to stay ahead of new threats that arise regularly because prevention is better (and less costly) than cure.
However, no matter how well your cyber-security planning is, a back-up plan is important for when things don’t go to plan, to minimise the impact.
Businesses need to have the right IT Support resources in place to manage a dispersed team and to provide the expertise and capacity needed to educate employees on the threats, the precautions to take when working remotely and the necessary actions to take that protect themselves and the whole business.
At Syn-Star we understand the challenges that businesses face and we strive to protect our customers from cyber threats, training them on cyber-security and offering remote IT support services for remote and hybrid workers. And, if a cyber-attack does occur, our experts respond swiftly to your call.
No two businesses are the same, so we tailor our services for each individual set of needs and provide the flexibility to partner them as they grow, to meet demand with the most effective technology.
If you are concerned that remote working is putting your cyber-security is at risk, talk to us about how we can help.
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