10 Ways to Secure Enterprise Data Over the Holiday Season
As we all soon will head out on upcoming holiday vacations, we all run the danger of becoming a remote risk for our companies, often without being aware of it.
As we all soon will head out on upcoming holiday vacations, we all run the danger of becoming a remote risk for our companies, often without being aware of it. In an era where it is increasingly difficult for workers to simply “switch off” when on vacation, the need to stay in touch with the office through mobile phones and tablets is only increasing. But this need to stay in touch is also putting critical systems at higher risk of attacks and unauthorized access, and potentially compromising companies’ sensitive information.
According to a recent survey by Ernst & Young, tablet computer use for business has more than doubled since 2011. Further, 37 percent of respondents identified careless or unaware employees as the threat that has most increased their organization’s risk exposure as, with inadvertent employee data loss rising 25 percent year over year.