IT Professional Curricula     Internet and Network Technologies Solution Area     Security Principles     Mitigating Security Risks

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Hybrid workplaces are an attractive working style for many organizations. However, a functioning and secure hybrid workplace can take some strategic planning and management to achieve.
By their nature, hybrid workplaces pose various security risks. Security leaders need to educate themselves and their employees on what these risks are and how best to avoid them.
In this course, you'll explore what a hybrid workplace entails and the resulting security risks. You'll then outline tips and guidelines to secure a hybrid workplace.
You'll also learn about the security risks of the 'work from home' (WFH) working methodology and guidelines for securing it.
Upon completing this course, you'll be able to classify the security challenges of a hybrid workplace and WFM situation, outline how to communicate these risks to employees to aid in risk prevention, and recognize the critical decisions when planning for a secure hybrid workplace.

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Objectives

Mitigating Security Risks: Managing Security in a Hybrid Workplace discover the key concepts covered in this course describe what is meant by a hybrid workplace recognize the security concerns for an organization when its employees work in a hybrid workplace describe the key security decisions to be made when adopting a hybrid workplace define the 'work from home' method of working illustrate using examples the security concerns for an organization when its employees work from home compare and contrast the security risks of WFH and hybrid workplaces distinguish the responsibilities of employees and organizations in a work from home scenario describe practical tips and guidelines for a secure WFH culture that security leaders should communicate to their employees summarize the key concepts covered in this course