Smart Working: not just in case of coronavirus.

Remote working benefits everyone. But watch out for cyber risks.

Recent developments concerning the spread of the coronavirus have brought the issue of Smart Working, or remote working, back into the center of debate. The emergency has prompted several companies, including in Ticino, to resort to this option to limit the movements of their employees and avoid the aggregation of too many people within the workplace.
A solution, that of agile work, which allows companies to manage the emergency situation that has been created, without suffering too much in terms of productivity and efficiency.
However, the topic of Smart Working should become central to the economic debate, and not just be considered in these health emergency cases.

Benefits for everyone.

The benefits of thoughtful and informed use of Smart Working accrue to all involved.
The company, which could reduce its work space and the resulting costs, the worker, who, by reducing travel time to and from work, would consequently improve the balance between his work life and private life, and finally the community, which could benefit, among other things, from a decrease in traffic with obvious advantages in terms of mobility and health.
And these are just some of the benefits of agile work becoming more prevalent.

Technologies to be efficient.

The technologies we have available today allow companies to grant their employees the Smart Working option, without losing efficiency, indeed in many cases improving productivity.
The tools to make Smart Working efficient exist and obviously need to be considered carefully in order for remote working to actually be productive.
The worker should be able to perform all of his or her duties exactly as if he or she were in the office (with the exception of coffee breaks with colleagues).
Phone calls, emails, chat and collaboration tools, access to the corporate network and document sharing: today you can manage all of this from home, recreating a work environment identical to that of your company.
It is the concept of Modern Workplace, a workplace that is no longer physical, but virtual and accessible anywhere, anytime.

Smart Working yes, but safely.

Smart Working means that employees and collaborators can access the company’s systems and data from outside the network, and possibly even with their own devices.
All of this, of course, greatly increases the risks of third-party attacks on the one hand, and the chances of employee error or loss or theft of a device on the other, putting company data at risk.
The company that does Smart Working is therefore more vulnerable at an IT level. For this reason, it is necessary that the management of remote work is not improvised, but includes the implementation of all necessary precautions in terms of cyber security.
In this sense, relying on a competent IT partner is the best solution to be smart and efficient, but safe.