Mitigating the risks of working remotely

Mitigating the risks of working remotely

Author: Canadian Government Executive May 25, 2020 Duration: 26:43

Due to COVID-19, many of us are forced to work remotely – even if we are ready or not. But working remotely comes with cyber risks. How can we reduce those risks while working remotely?

In this episode of CGE Radio, J. Richard Jones talks with Rick Byrne, Canadian Systems Engineering Leader at Veeam about the challenges of working remotely, keeping employees and data secure, and ransomware.

Hear about how technology is reducing the risk for employees, and assisting organizations in staying compliant, the challenges of where data is located and stored, how to keep employees safe and data secure, the best approach to protect against ransomware.

You can hear more about this topic during a free live webinar as part of CGE Webinar Series on Tuesday, June 9 at 1 PM EST - How to Reduce Risk in Working Remotely. Register for this webinar to learn about:

  • Tips for maintaining compliance in new these conditions
  • Advice for making the cloud part of the solution
  • Tips to avoid data loss for remote workers

This webinar will be hosted by Dr. Lori Turnbull, Director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University and Deputy Editor of Canadian Government Executive.

Register now - https://canadiangovernmentexecutive.ca/webinar_veeam

 

 


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