Remote work has become the norm, and it brings a host of benefits to both employees and employers. However, working outside of a traditional office environment introduces unique security challenges. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to improve your and your employees’ cybersecurity while working remotely.
How to boost cybersecurity when working remotely
What’s the ideal internet bandwidth for remote working?
As remote work becomes more popular, internet bandwidth becomes increasingly important to an employee's productivity. If you're finding it difficult to be as productive at home as you are in the office despite having a strong and stable internet connection, it might be because you don't have enough bandwidth.
Top security tips for remote workers
5 Ways to motivate hybrid and remote employees in 2022
As businesses in Canada and the rest of North America continue to shift toward a more remote workforce, the need to find effective ways to motivate remote and hybrid employees becomes increasingly important. When a team is motivated, members work together to achieve a common goal, resulting in improved productivity, increased creativity, better communication, and higher morale.
The ideal internet bandwidth allocation for WFH staff
Should businesses let employees work from home permanently after the pandemic?
Unlike in-person service businesses that relied on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy to keep staff on their payrolls, businesses that could let employees work from home survived the early stages of Toronto’s lockdown without financial aid. Those that implemented remote work arrangements were able to sustain sufficient levels of productivity and income while still keeping employees out of harm’s way.
Best laptops for remote working in 2020
Secure Windows and Office for your work from home staff
Microsoft’s software offerings are filled with features that allow and even augment enterprise work from home (WFH) setups without sacrificing security. Here are some updates about the company’s applications, as well as other common third-party applications in the Windows and Office ecosystems, which will ensure data security when you’re working remotely.
Remote working: Will it be the new norm?
Flexible work setups have often been the subject of debate — employees want the option to work away from the office at least some of the time, but many businesses value well-founded methods and processes. Will the world’s largest work from home experiment change that?
Enforced flexibility
A pandemic is one of the most socially, economically, and politically disruptive events that could ever happen.
Letting your staff work from home? Here’s the gear they’ll need
At the office, everything employees need to get work done is provided by the company. They have their PCs, standard keyboards, mice, and perhaps headsets if they do lots of calls. However, circumstances like community quarantines during viral outbreaks may force you to have staff work from their homes.
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