Due to widespread fears over CoronaVirus, entire organisations have gone from a traditional office setting to scrambling for a plan to provide secure remote access. As confirmed coronavirus cases increase across the globe, organisations are having employees work from home in an effort to decrease the virus's spread. From small businesses all the way to tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, companies are now requiring most (if not all) of their workforce to telecommute through at least the end of March.
According to a study OpenVPN conducted in 2019, 24% of companies haven’t updated its remote work security policy in over a year, and 44% say its IT department did not lead the remote work security policy plan.
So what can your organisation do now in light of this situation? Here are some questions outlined that your customers are asking themselves during this time.
Securing remote access to internal systems and online services is typically achieved by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN). In the case of CoronaVirus — many people have turned to VPNs for help.
A VPN provides your business with a securely encrypted connection to the network over the public internet. It provides an important piece of layered security that's essential for data protection. Using a VPN gives you the ability to remotely access important network resources and connect your company's branches and locations worldwide. This is extremely important during pandemics (and even just during flu season) when working remotely is the only choice.
We have seen a huge surge in our partners selling more VPN's. If you haven't already taken advantage now would be the time to go to market!