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Securing Contractor Access: Top 5 Considerations
5 considerations for securing contractor access
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 
9 question to ask your VDI Provider
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 […]

Comparing Venn vs. Virtual Desktops – Securing Unmanaged Devices for Remote Work
April 25, 2024
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Comparing Venn vs. Virtual Desktops – Securing Unmanaged Devices for Remote Work

Companies with remote employees have been mainly securing BYOD and unmanaged devices with VDI. But the cost of virtual desktops, the IT overhead required and the lacking user experience – call for a better alternative. In this blog post, we compare virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to Venn, a BYOD solution that runs on the endpoint […]

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
Commercial Real Estate
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
APRA and Employee Data 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 […]

The Cost of Lost Hardware: How BPOs Can Save Millions on Shipping Devices
April 12, 2024
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The Cost of Lost Hardware: How BPOs Can Save Millions on Shipping Devices

You know the drill. You hire a new remote employee that will provide overseas customer services for your client, you ship them their device, onboard them, invest in training – only to find out within a few months that they’ve moved on to another BPO. Now you need to find a new employee, and there’s […]

Strategies for Streamlining Remote Agent Onboarding to Minimize Expenses and IT Challenges
Remote Agent Onboarding
April 10, 2024
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Strategies for Streamlining Remote Agent Onboarding to Minimize Expenses and IT Challenges

Remote work rose to the forefront during the pandemic, but it has not faded away. A recent Customer Contact Week (CCW) Digital Market Study reveals that nearly 90% of contact center leaders believe agents will largely be working remotely by 2030. This “Second Remote Work Transformation”, following the first transformation that occurred during the pandemic, […]