{"id":14396,"date":"2021-02-09T23:20:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T04:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/?p=14396"},"modified":"2025-02-24T06:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T11:20:34","slug":"top-5-ways-to-ensure-your-online-safety-while-working-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.m2sys.com\/blog\/others\/top-5-ways-to-ensure-your-online-safety-while-working-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Ways to Ensure Your Online Safety While Working Remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Online safety\u2019 <\/span><\/i>is becoming a very important and controversial umbrella term in the IT industry, on all fronts. The last few years have seen a big shift in internet users\u2019 mindsets, specifically when it comes to the concepts of cybersecurity, privacy and anonymity. Online safety a few years ago, especially for the average internet user, pretty much meant having an antivirus and firewall installed. The endless slew of additional cybersecurity solutions today were not envisioned to be so popular and necessary. Essentially, the average person was not aware of what online safety really meant a few years back, or saw the need for so much protection. We will later explore what specific <\/span>events<\/b> triggered this transition into a <\/span>slightly paranoid<\/span><\/i> mindset that we see today (with good reason).<\/span><\/p>\n

About two years ago now, due to global lockdowns the transition to new modes of work took place; WFH and WFA; Work From Home and Work From Anywhere respectively. Following the fear and panic, the travel bans, unexpected lockdowns and all the rest -the majority of businesses have had to quickly shut down offices and transition all of their employees to working virtually. This was a difficult transition for businesses that were previously not used to functioning this way. So, with the global transition to remote work, naturally the need to focus on <\/span>remote work safety<\/span> became a big focus -with cybercriminals (and governments) now trying to take advantage of an enormous, isolated workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is Safety Important For The Remote Workforce?<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"top-5-ways-to-ensure-your-online-safety-while-working-remotely\"<\/p>\n

First of all, let us clarify \u2018safety\u2019. When we refer to online safety, this includes the following terms you may have come across before;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Cybersecurity<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Privacy<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Anonymity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These three categories are related to each other, and in essence comprise what online safety is all about -in much the same way \u2018weather\u2019 can mean e.g. sunny, rainy, snowy, windy etc. Cybersecurity means literally protecting yourself from malware and malicious hackers, while privacy concerns your online presence. Finally, anonymity has to do with being untraceable on the internet. So, knowledge of all of the three different concepts underlined under \u2018online safety\u2019, is key. Let\u2019s look at how these will tie into how we look at <\/span>safety <\/span><\/i>overall for the remote workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Why so much safety hype? Let\u2019s go back a little and remember possibly the most <\/span>key<\/b> event, that would drastically change the global attitude towards the internet forever. What does this mean exactly? Well, does the word <\/span>whistleblower<\/span><\/i> ring any bells? If that doesn\u2019t ring a bell for you, let\u2019s talk a little about this major event, now referred to as the <\/span>Snowden effect<\/span><\/a> -that has changed the public opinion on cybersecurity, privacy and anonymity forever.<\/span><\/p>\n