If you plan on catching up on some work from home AND you’re using a personal device such as a smartphone or personal laptop – DON’T! Unless your personal device is covered under our IT Wellness Care plan, you could accidentally introduce a virus to the company’s network.

ONLY devices that are under our vigilant watch of patching, updating and monitoring should be used to work remote. If you are working without a VPN (Virtual Provate Network), your data is exposed on the Internet. Your IT Provider can set up a VPN and install software on your remote devices that will encrypt the data that travels between that device and your corporate network. This will prevent data interception. These days, there is increased use of remote access as more workers telecommute. You need to follow Best Practices to secure your company data. read more