Pandemic - Work From Home Straegies

Working from home is a strategy often spoken about but not practiced. The Coronavirus has shocked many firms and forced them into a plan for which they were unprepared.

Some light tips to keep in mind are below:

Users:

• Use company issued PC's

• Beware of spam

• Use VPN's offered through your company

• Reboot often

• Ensure personal WIFI is locked down

Companies:

• Ensure firewalls can support increased VPN traffic

• Disable split-tunneling

• Ensure software patches are current

• HTTPS everywhere

The above don't list all, just a few notes to keep at the forefront.