Suddenly, homeworking has become the norm for hundreds of thousands of employees in the UK and around the world.

Fortunately, many companies have been able to transition from office to home working, but while doing so, they need to be confident that their home setup is secure and reliable. Businesses that have remote workers still need to consider the same kind of security measures for homeworking that would be used in normal circumstances.

One IT company in Cumbria is on hand to help keep the commercial world turning, and to ensure that employees can continue to be productive and communicate effectively from home.

David Allen IT Solutions is an award-winning, local company looking after the IT and telephony of many businesses in Cumbria and South West Scotland.

They are experts at providing secure remote working for business, by bringing the office into the home.

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The popularity of conferencing facilities has escalated during the self-isolation period, with apps, such as Zoom, seeing huge increases in traffic. Not only are they being used for keeping friends and family in touch but are facilitating business teams to remain in contact.

It has been revealed however, that Zoom comes with security and privacy vulnerabilities that should be of concern to both employers and employees.

David Allen IT recommends Microsoft Teams as it has advanced security and compliance features. Teams is an application available with a Microsoft Office 365 subscription, although there is currently a free, long term trial available for new users.

Teams offers enhanced security features that are perfect for a business environment. Companies can hold face-to-face meetings and conference calls, safe in the knowledge that it is all private and secure.

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David Allen IT Solutions is a partner of Gamma Horizon - the leading IP phone provider – and can equip businesses with an extensive range of fixed and mobile telephony capabilities – effectively putting your desk phone into your home.

Using your office phone at home is easy to do, with their business telephony system. Staff simply plug their phone into their home router, and it acts exactly like it would in the office, with the same extension and telephone number and offering free calls to UK landlines and mobiles.

David Allen IT Solutions provides secure VPN access, allowing employees working from home to log in to the office network, thereby having access to any software, files, or folders that are required. Acting as your local IT department, they can also assess your IT infrastructure to ensure that it meets your business needs and enhance your business using technology.

The IT specialists also offer the full range of device management, including security for passwords and Wi-Fi. They highlight the importance of maintaining a high level of security when accessing work data from home, ensuring passwords are complex and of significant length so they cannot be easily guessed or hacked, and by using technologies such as two factor authentication (2FA).

Don’t leave it to chance – make sure your business is secure.

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To speak to someone at David Allen IT Solutions about your IT support provision or IT strategy requirements, please call 01228 936100 or email: solutions@davidallen-it.co.uk

www.david-allen.co.uk/services/it-solutions