Preparing for a Pandemic: How to Ensure Productivity and Security When Employees Must Work From Home

The global reach of the coronavirus has elevated the discussion around the need for “social distancing” and working remotely to avoid spreading the infectious virus. Global companies like IBM, Goldman Sachs, and PwC are asking employees to work from home, as are smaller organizations, such as Seattle-based online payment company Stripe.

As organizations consider having employees work from home on a more massive scale, it’s important to recognize that doing so also introduces certain risks to the business that must be mitigated. In this article, I’d like to cover three remote workforce-related risks: employee productivity, digital security, and compliance.

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