Scott Lavery
The Detrimental Impact of Remote Work on IT Productivity (and What to Do to Turn Things Around)
May 23, 2024
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The Detrimental Impact of Remote Work on IT Productivity (and What to Do to Turn Things Around)
Modern businesses are increasingly adopting remote work solutions. This is driven by advancements in technology, changing employee expectations, and the long-lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote work enhances employee productivity, allows for business continuity, helps organizations broaden their talent pool and increases employee job satisfaction. However, remote work also comes at a cost for […]
Citrix vs Venn: Comparing Remote Work Security Solutions for BYOD
May 22, 2024
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Citrix vs Venn: Comparing Remote Work Security Solutions for BYOD
Bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies have become extremely popular in organizations, especially with the rise of remote and hybrid work. Ideally, the use of personal devices can significantly enhance the user experience and increase productivity. Users can work from anywhere, at any time. However, this new approach also means that many companies are trusting contractors, partners, employees, […]
Ensuring Compliance: Understanding the FTC’s Safeguards Rule and Its Challenges for Remote Work
May 20, 2024
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Ensuring Compliance: Understanding the FTC’s Safeguards Rule and Its Challenges for Remote Work
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent enhancement of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule introduces a critical requirement: businesses must notify the FTC within 30 days of discovering a data breach affecting 500 or more consumers. This heightened focus on information security and timely breach reporting aims to protect consumers’ nonpublic personal information (NPI), particularly […]
Securing Contractor Access: Top 5 Considerations
May 9, 2024
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Securing Contractor Access: Top 5 Considerations
Contractors and third-party vendors are key in any enterprise business strategy. From cost savings to relieving employees from non-core tasks to providing access to expertise, out-sourced employees help organizations scale and increase profitability. But contractor access to company resources also necessitates ensuring the integrity and security of company data. In this article, we delve into […]
Embracing Change: Modernizing an Organization’s Secure Remote Work Strategy with BYOD
May 2, 2024
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Embracing Change: Modernizing an Organization’s Secure Remote Work Strategy with BYOD
Transitioning to remote work in today’s business world is a major challenge that involves balancing security, compliance, and usability. Maintaining this balance is crucial for success. We recently spoke with an executive from a top provider of business processing services. Their company helps organizations improve operations and efficiency. Many institutions, government agencies, and various other […]
Ready to Choose a VDI Provider? Ask These 9 Questions First
April 29, 2024
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Ready to Choose a VDI Provider? Ask These 9 Questions First
The business world is riding a wave of change as remote work reshapes our approach to the daily grind. Gone are the days of juggling separate work and personal computers – now, it’s all about one device that does it all. These devices need to keep up with our employee’s fast-paced lifestyle when it comes […]
Remote Work on BYOD Laptops After an Insider Threat
April 23, 2024
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Remote Work on BYOD Laptops After an Insider Threat
Organizations constantly struggle to balance strong security measures with the need for smooth operations for their remote workforce. We recently spoke with a communications company that was grappling with such issues when a security incident shook their operations. They needed more robust security protocols to secure sensitive data and systems on BYOD laptops. Their current […]
Unlocking BYOD Potential: A Real Estate Company’s Holistic Tech Approach
April 19, 2024
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Unlocking BYOD Potential: A Real Estate Company’s Holistic Tech Approach
In today’s dynamic business landscape, where remote work has become the new norm and employees increasingly use personal devices for work-related tasks, ensuring the security of endpoints has never been more critical. This challenge is particularly pronounced for organizations embracing a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy, where employees use their personal laptops, tablets, and smartphones […]
Navigating Employee Data Privacy: APRA and the Evolution of Workplace Privacy
April 17, 2024
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Navigating Employee Data Privacy: APRA and the Evolution of Workplace Privacy
Americans might soon be granted a basic right to digital privacy. The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), introduced by two senior US lawmakers as a bipartisan deal, aims at establishing a comprehensive national digital privacy law akin to the EU’s GDPR. This legislation, if enacted, would regulate how companies collect, utilize and share Americans’ online […]
