With only eight days to go before the Olympics, beleaguered London businesses are running out of time to prepare to ensure business continuity throughout the games. Independent IT security integratorSecureData today offers advice for those making final preparations.
It has been reported that 87 per cent of private businesses and 65 per cent of public sector organisations believe they will experience some disruption during the upcoming London Olympics. With approximately 5.5 million day visitors expected to come to the capital over this period, huge congestion on city transport is guaranteed and many businesses are being forced to look at flexible working practices for employees. With the countdown in full swing, how can businesses quickly support their mobile workforce whilst still ensuring the company network remains secure?
Independent IT security services provider SecureData has created a ‘How-To’ guide for businesses to ensure they have the correct remote working and wireless procedures in place ahead of the games, so that employees can work from home as they would at work.
Alan Carter, Solutions Consultant at SecureData said: “With the Olympics fast
approaching it seems IT managers are about to face the high jump. The major concerns for companies during this time is to support their mobile workforce whilst ensuring the network remains secure, but also to ensure that the company server can cope with a large influx of employees accessing it remotely. To avoid further disruption it’s extremely important for organisations to work fast to establish their objectives and goals in order to understand the best remote access solutions that should be used to fit the specific needs of their business. This is not something that can be resolved last minute and the pros and cons of each solution must be considered throughout.”