HOW TO ENSURE SECURITY WHILE WORKING REMOTELY

MARCUS WHITTINGTON, CO-FOUNDER AND COO, SENTRYBAY AND ABHIJIT MAHADIK, DIRECTOR – CYBERSECURITY SOLUTIONS, RAQMIYAT, DISCUSS THE RISKS OF ENABLING REMOTE ACCESS FROM UNMANAGED DEVICES AND HOW SENTRYBAY’S SOLUTIONS CAN HELP ENTERPRISES STAY SECURE.

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With the outbreak of COVID-19, there are widespread extended requirements for staff to work from home. The phrase “work-from-home” brings-in fears on data security and data-pilferage risks from unmanaged end-user owned remote desktops, PCs and laptops that would be used as endpoints by staff and external vendors, partners and contractors.

Remote access from unmanaged devices introduces elevated risks. Often these devices have a lower security posture, possibly out-of-date anti-virus or internet security software; they offer a higher risk of compromise because they might be running counterfeit or unlicensed solutions, or they are on untrusted networks. The enterprises have little or no control over what software is running or has previously been executed on the devices.