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IS HOME WORKING HERE TO STAY?
Coronavirus has changed the way many employees work – and companies need to adapt their IT security accordingly, says NCP’s Patrick Oliver Graf.
THIS YEAR HAS BROUGHT MANY UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS AND SETBACKS FOR COMPANIES of all sizes and industries – some with far-reaching operational and economic consequences. Now it’s time to take stock and consider some key questions. Why are cyber risks above all business risks? How prepared were companies for the changing world of work in 2020? What can we learn for the future? In this interview, NCP Managing Director Patrick Oliver Graf reports on the frontline experience his company has made in 2020, and shares insights into the current situation.
Will the Coronavirus pandemic have lasting changes on the world of work? PATRICK OLIVER GRAF: The situation since the beginning of the year can certainly be described as a stress test for digitalization. Some companies were already in a good position to switch their workforce to working remotely from home with relative ease. Others were not so well prepared and could not obtain the necessary hardware due to supply shortages and dependency on international suppliers. Within a very short time, allowing employees to work from home
became vital to business continuity, rather than just a perk for employees.
Will those employees who are working from home because of Coronavirus continue to do so when the risk has receded? PATRICK OLIVER GRAF: As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to aff ect our lives, working from home is likely to prevail in the long-term for employee
The impact of Coronavirus can certainly be described as a stress test for enterprise digitalization.
protection alone, although many companies have also seen the benefi ts of enabling a remote workforce. This will certainly make the world of work much more fl exible. In recent weeks, companies such as Siemens have already announced that their strategy is to enable employees to work two-to-three days a week from home in the future. Telefónica Deutschland wants its employees to be completely free to decide when and where to work.
COMPANY INFO NCP ENGINEERING GMBH – IT SECURITY MADE IN GERMANY
NCP engineering is based in Nuremberg, and has provided ‘IT Security Made in Germany’ for more than 30 years to customers around the world. As a specialist in secure communications for companies of all sizes and
industries, NCP engineering is currently on the front-line of a world that is rapidly transitioning to remote working.
DETAILS To fi nd out more about NCP engineering please visit: |
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info@ncp-e.com
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