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Cyber criminal’s access points

Loosening the security rules and regulations on staff to support remote work, continues to cause several
security issues.

For instance, it has proven to be problematic to blindly give untrained staff permission to connect their
personal devices to the enterprise network or use employer-supplied computers for personal use. Doing
so can create various problems, even something as simple as clicking on a phishing link within a personal
email, can cause enormous disruption, if only to the work flow of the IT team tasked with resolving the
issue.

The problem is compounded as employees increase the chances of a threat through their personal Wi-
Fi networks that have no security policies in place. Once connected they’re often using a VPN, granting
open-ended authorisations to access entire suites of corporate files and data, without background
verification checks or security reviews.

Regain control of your network, before it’s too late

Businesses should invest to secure their networks. They should adopt a high-bandwidth network
infrastructure, upgrade security protocols, establish internal policies giving guidelines on how employees
should protect company data and information, and improve password protection by enforcing multifactor
authentication.
Faced with the increased risk of getting caught in the cyber crossfire, it is not too late for organisations to
take responsibility for the security of their networks and make their digital infrastructure cyber-resilient.

About the Author

Dave Adamson, Chief Technology Officer at Espria. He is a gifted IT
professional with extraordinary breadth and depth of knowledge. Dave is
a creative problem solver who remains calm under pressure and his

ability to understand, translate and fluently communicate complex
technical concepts across audiences is impressive. He can be reached
online at [email protected]

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