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March 2021

Managing Hybrid Teams: How Small Businesses Can Get It Right

For many small businesses, a hybrid workforce is the new normal, creating novel opportunities and unique challenges that organizations will need to navigate in the year ahead. Change is never easy, and the past year has been a constant exercise in disruption. From shifting consumer demands to a radical reorientation of workplace structures, most organizations are becoming even more proficient at navigating uncertainty than ever before.

Tips to Enhance Cybersecurity among Banks in Africa

The first step in enhancing cybersecurity is acknowledging that cyber attackers do not rest, especially now that most transactions are online. Africa has recently experienced frequent attacks on cybersecurity, increasing the global risk for information leakage. Cyber threats usually target those in the financial sector, and today, the probability is higher due to lockdowns and sudden high reliance on digital processes.

How Implementing Employee Monitoring Software Can Deliver Meaningful Returns

Last year, Gartner estimated that 80% of companies would implement some form of employee-monitoring software, a noteworthy 50% increase in five years. I’m a vice president at an employee-monitoring provider, and the surge in software sales reflects a growing desire for companies of all sizes to achieve oversight in an increasingly digital environment.

Internal Communications Software Winner 2021

With the rise of remote work we are communicating online in more ways than ever, which is why ease of use and security have taken a front seat as many organizations grapple with maintaining productivity while protecting their data. The recognition comes as another accolade following the launch of our next-generation conferencing capability to scale and give customers better control of their data while supporting their workers' communication needs.

What's the Deal With Privacy in Enterprise Applications?

Popular enterprise collaboration platforms help get the work done, but can their data collection policy result in a breach? Here, Wire’s Chief Revenue Officer Rasmus Holst provides a detailed overview of enterprise collaboration applications and the potential risks, along with ways to maintain security and privacy for organizational communication.

Data protection solutions: 5 security features that every company should keep in mind

As companies face challenges to manage secure messaging around the world, data protection solutions are becoming part of the new normal and, more than ever, businesses are mastering the way data can target audiences more precisely and accurately. The problem is that, in 2020, hackers proved they can redirect cyberattacks from individuals and small businesses to major corporations, governments and critical infrastructure.

Employee Monitoring Software Comparison: Teramind vs. Hubstaff

Similar to Workpuls (check out our Teramind vs. Workpuls review here), Hubstaff is primarily a timesheet management and productivity tracking solution that has some employee monitoring capabilities such as app and URL tracking, screenshots capture, and basic notifications features.

The Risks of Remote Desktop Security In 2021 & How to Overcome Them

Interested in learning about remote desktop security? With the COVID pandemic, most businesses had to transition to virtual work unprepared. And this became a prime opportunity for attackers to launch RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) attacks on public-facing servers with unpatched vulnerabilities. Don’t worry. It’s never too late to work towards ensuring remote desktop security. In this article, we’ll cover everything about remote desktop security and its risks.

Top Four Best Practices for Remote Employee Monitoring

Many organizations only embrace cybersecurity as a bottom-line business priority after years of unprecedented, expensive and significant data breaches and cybersecurity incidents. More than 80% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) view IT security as a top business concern, and 75% of corporate executives rank cybersecurity enhancements as a pressing issue in the year ahead.

Wire Named 2021 Best File Sharing Software by Digital.com

We are thrilled to announce that Wire is recognized as one of the top file-sharing softwares of 2021 alongside Box, Dropbox, Slack, and WeTransfer. Researchers at Digital.com conducted a 40-hour assessment of over 60 softwares, looking at solutions that deliver added security through AES 256-bit encryption, which prevents data thieves from stealing valuable files, as well as being user-friendly and seamlessly integrating with frequently used apps and tools.

How to Make Your Zoom Meetings More Secure

During the first months of the last year, Zoom was a little known video conferencing platform with a few million users. However, the spread of Coronavirus across the globe forced businesses and organizations to make changes in their working models. Among them was adopting remote working practices, fostered by several communication and collaboration tools. This is where Zoom's popularity surged, with remote workers using the tool to conduct virtual meetings. However, the explosive popularity of Zoom created several cybersecurity ramifications. The unexpected growth exposed the platform to various security faults, vulnerabilities, and hackers. That said, below are some of the best practices to keep your Zoom meetings secure.