As the response to the spread of the coronavirus escalates, companies are becoming increasingly dependent on a work-from-home workforce. Experts at Manatt discuss what security concerns companies must take into account with this increase in remote work.
Businesses’ responses to the COVID-19 health crisis – and in particular, the increased demands for personnel to work remotely – present increased security risks and considerations. Workforces have been mobilized, and for many, this transition is expected to last for a significant period of time. For some, this transition to working remotely may be permanent.
Because of these rapid and dramatic changes in how and where personnel perform their daily responsibilities, businesses must ensure that the security of their electronic infrastructure and data is prioritized to the highest levels on their response agenda. In particular, existing security vulnerabilities — arising, for example, from an increased reliance on technology (e.g., VPN traffic) or personnel handling sensitive company or customer matters in environments that the company does not control (e.g., the challenge of destroying paper files if the remote worker does not have a shredder) — will be stressed. Given threat actors’ and criminals’ desire to take advantage of any situation,…
