New Threats Arise With Growth in Telecommuting, and PC Technika Has Solutions

With the right help and guidance, employers and workers can securely enjoy benefits of flexible remote working policies, PC Technika reports

RALEIGH, N.C. - September 2, 2016 /MarketersMedia/ —

With remote working still on the rise, businesses are facing down a whole new family of digital security threats. Determined attackers today often target the insecure home networks and devices of employees, gaining VPN access that allows them to easily penetrate corporate intranets and search for further vulnerabilities from within.

As telecommuting-related security concerns become even more pressing, PC Technika has a full range of solutions ready to deploy. As can be seen at http://pctechnika.com/networking-services/ and other pages detailing the company's services, businesses that work with the right IT professionals can still get on top of this relatively new class of security threats before any damage might be done.

"Even for those companies that take corporate IT security most seriously, there are often gaps that attackers can exploit," said PC Technika President Fil Jirousek, "In many cases today, these critical faults lie not in a company's own IT infrastructure but in the networks and assets that employees use to connect from home or elsewhere. Merely having a secure VPN in place is not enough to keep out an attacker who identifies such weaknesses. In fact, that very same VPN can be used against a company after a breach in the employee's security provides access to an adversary. We're committed to helping more companies understand these dangers and what can be done to eliminate them."

Nearly four in ten working Americans have telecommuted using home computers or other off-site devices, according to a Gallup poll from last year. While workers who do so average only about two days per month, the number of those who make much more extensive use of this option is growing steadily.

As remote working arrangements become even more common, businesses that allow them will increasingly confront related security threats. While investments made into securing corporate IT networks and other assets will still be valuable, these alone will not account for the increasingly decentralized nature of the virtual workplace and the associated dangers.

This is not to say that telecommuting must mean falling prey to attackers, however. As the Research Triangle's leading Information Technology consulting and service provider, PC Technika regularly helps clients secure IT arrangements even in the presence of generous remote working policies. By proactively applying to home networks and personal digital devices the same kinds of diligent, informed attention that secure corporate IT assets, PC Technika helps employers and their workers enjoy the benefits of telecommuting without succumbing to the related security hazards.

Those interested in learning more about this increasingly important topic can do so at the PC Technika website, where pages like http://pctechnika.com/remote-services-monitoring/ describe the particular tools that can be used to enable secure remote working.

About PC Technika:
Offering a full range of information technology consulting and service options, PC Technika serves businesses and residents throughout the Research Triangle Region.

For more information, please visit http://pctechnika.com/

Contact Info:
Name: Fil Jirousek
Organization: PC Technika
Phone: 919-741-6114

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