Maintain Remote Network Connectivity and Security With the Help of Mobile Workforce Solutions
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Mobile workforce solutions have answered the prayers of many a 21st Century IT manager. Maintaining remote employee compliance with company security protocols has created major headaches for IT departments around the globe. Mobile workforce solutions are the answer.
Mobile workforce solutions use cloud based technology to permit IT managers to restart firewalls and anti spy software and download the latest security patches and anti virus software to user endpoints around the globe. (The term "user endpoints" refers to employee issued laptops and handhelds.) Lets face it, LAN based technology cant handle the needs of a remote workforce. Its fine if your employees are stationed behind the confines of a physical office, but useless for workers who are on the road more often than not. Cloud based mobile workforce solutions are a must in todays world.
Part of the problem with a remote workforce is that IT managers cannot always see whats going on at network endpoints. Theres no way of knowing whether employees are downloading applications to their laptops or connecting into unsecured wireless networks at public hotspots like airports or coffee shops. Imagine the network security risks! With a simple web based dashboard, mobile workforce solutions offer visibility services that give IT managers the ability to monitor endpoint activity. Visibility services also alert IT managers to endpoints that are missing critical anti virus patches.
How about protection from the effects of unforeseen circumstances like localized natural disasters, pandemics or terrorist attacks? Continuity of business can be maintained with a mobile workforce solutions "In Case of Emergency (ICE)" services platform that keeps workers connected to the company network during challenging times.
Continuing in this same vein, mobile workforce solutions also provide zero day threat protection against fast moving attacks from vicious malware. Zero day threat protection services continuously scan network files, processes and applications for suspicious activity and quarantines and isolates malicious software as soon as it is detected. This provides an additional layer of network protection during those times when ICE services are needed.
From an employees point of view, mobile workforce solutions are a life saver for the times when a family member is sick and needs supervision at home. Theres no risk of falling behind on workload if an employee needs a few days away from the office. Mobile workforce solutions make possible the work life balance that is so important to todays workers.
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