{"id":8328,"date":"2021-05-20T01:47:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T01:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2021-11-25T11:50:37","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T05:50:37","slug":"cyber-security-for-remote-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reveantivirus.com\/blog\/en\/cyber-security-for-remote-workers","title":{"rendered":"Home Office is The New Normal, Are All Employee PCs Secured Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cPandemic\u201d, \u201cCoronavirus\u201d, \u201cCOVID-19\u201d, these might be the most used words, both on and offline during the last couple of years. Our world is passing this difficult time.\u00a0<\/span>However, as the Chinese Strategist <\/span>Sun Tzu<\/span><\/i> said in his famous book The Art of War – \u201c<\/span>In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity\u201d, <\/span><\/i>the shift from working at the office to work from home is an enormous change that took place recently. This<\/span> pandemic has really forced the shift of all the offices to the home offices<\/span> on a massive scale.\u00a0A study suggests, one in three companies had to switch to 80-100% of their workforce to start working remotely.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Other Side Of The Coin:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Then there is the other side of the coin. In a centralized system (or in other words, in an office) it\u2019s easier to monitor all the employee\u2019s activity and keep all the computers safe from any kind of cyber attacks. As soon as work from the office is discontinued and work from home begins, it almost becomes a nightmare for an IT professional to take care of all the co-worker\u2019s PCs scattered around various networks and ensure cyber security for remote workers.\u00a0<\/span>The situation seems worse when researchers found that 68% of the companies did not deploy a new, updated antivirus or anti-malware protection for work-issued devices.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This is exactly the chance some evil-minded people are always looking for to do the villainous thing. Scammers are always waiting for the vulnerable moment and if the guard is down even for a bit, all important company data might be at risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Million Dollar Question<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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At this point, it is clear that the Home Office is the new normal, Cyber Security\u00a0for remote workers is essential today, more than ever. The million-dollar question is are all the PCs connected to the office network secured enough? If not, what are the security measures to be taken? <\/span>This post addresses a few tips to bolster online security for everyone working remotely.<\/b><\/p>\n