Businesses are enjoying the convenience, efficiency, and productivity of cloud-based strategies, online work, virtual data centers, and distributed teams. There are two sides to the coin, though. While moving operations, hiring, and data into the cloud has numerous benefits, taking these critical functions outside of a network’s secure perimeter opens Businesses up to a new set of Security concerns. Suddenly, security isn’t solely your IT department’s responsibility—it’s on everyone’s plates.

Companies and cloud-based platforms can do their best to secure sensitive information with firewalls, VPNs, encryption and more. Yet, the (unintentional or otherwise) mishandling of data remains a primary culprit in the breaches and compliance issues that bring businesses to a screeching halt. These can typically be addressed with endpoint security and proper training, but for off-site talent, the same rules don’t always apply. That’s why it’s crucial for organizations to have separate techniques and tactics in place to securely work with Remote Freelancers.
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