CIO OPINION
Working from home greatly increases the threat of cyber-attacks , making security and compliance the second biggest concern for business leaders at this stage in the game .
Jonathan Bridges , Chief Innovation Officer at Exponential-e
CIOs are responsible for promoting innovations that support their remote workforce
As the world becomes more hybrid and people adapt to working remotely , CIOs must be aware of how to mitigate the expanding threat landscape that has intensified as a result . Jonathan Bridges , Chief Innovation Officer at Exponential-e , says CIOs must explore technologies which ensure employees are not being held back at home by the likes of poor connectivity or security issues .
A year on from the first lockdown , businesses across the UK are adjusting their remote and flexible working approaches in response to established home working practices , even as social distancing restrictions begin to ease . But consolidating this hasty , short-term change in practices into a longer-term shift in policy isn ’ t straightforward . Businesses had to move quickly to move their workforce to a remote working environment this time last year . In their haste , corners were cut and other considerations prioritised .
This presents CIOs trying to make hybrid working a successful , permanent working model for the future with a significant challenge .
Add to this the fact that businesses are now responsible for not only providing a productive working set up at the office , but also in employees ’ homes , and the scale of this challenge becomes apparent . In response , CIOs must explore technologies which ensure employees are not being held back at home by the likes of poor connectivity or security issues , and that they can instead feel empowered to work productively and effectively , just as though they were in the office .
The working from home headache
We ’ ve probably all been on a video call which has frozen because our partner or housemate is using a
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