Best Ways To Make Sure Remote Workers Protect Your Company's IT Resources
Architecture&Governance, January 25th, 2023
Researchers at Washington State University recently examined and compared two approaches for motivating security compliance behaviors among remote workers.
Fear of what could go wrong is perhaps the greatest motivator when it comes to getting remote workers to protect their employer's assets, according to their recent study.
Employees need to feel that it is a big deal if a breech happens. So, the number one thing employers can do is clearly communicate what the threats are and how serious they could be, according to the researchers. Typically, the employee's job is to make something or sell something, not to make good security choices, even if it is critical for their organization.