52 www.virtual-teams.eu 6.Case studies and best practices 6.1. Best practices for keeping remote devices safe and securely protected Technology has been a huge facilitator, allowing many individuals to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Working from home has numerous benefits, but it also necessitates extra caution when it comes to device security. Companies must guarantee that their data is secure and durable outside of the office environment. Some of these best practices may help to do that. Protect devices with an anti-virus solution: To prevent any work documentation being stolen or damaged it is highly vital that you install a reliable security solution on all devices that handle corporate data. If financially this isn’t possible you could install a free antivirus, even one at no cost will significantly reduce the risk of malware Update programs and operating systems: new vulnerabilities are being found in application operating systems and cybercriminals are relying on people being too lazy to update their software, with each update your operating system goes through usually it will decrease the chances of being hacked as the vulnerabilities will be patched (A patch is a set of changes to a computer program or its supporting data designed to update, fix, or improve it. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, with such patches usually called bug fixes or bug fixes) Configure Wi-Fi encryption: If a hacker connects to your Wi-Fi protecting the device, then the device and data you’re working on will be at risk. Anyone who does this has access to anything you transmit or enter online, including credentials for remote access to a work computer or business mail. As a result, it's critical to properly establish your network connection. If your Wi-Fi asks anyone connecting to it for a password, the connection is encrypted. You have several Wi-Fi encryption standards; your best bet is WPA2. You can use the router settings to select or change the type of encryption — and remember that your Wi-Fi password should be strong Use a VPN if connecting to Wi-Fi networks that don’t belong to you: If using a connection that you don’t own such as Wi-Fi in a café that requires no password you should take extra care. Public Wi-fi networks are often not encrypted at all so anyone connected to this network has the possibility of spying on you. This can be prevented by using a Virtual private network (VPN). When you connect to a VPN, regardless of your network settings, all of your data is encrypted, and outsiders are unable to read it.
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