Data security is an especially important topic in today’s remote environment. With employees working from home or on the road and connecting via a variety of devices, keeping tabs on data security is more important than ever.
What Is It, And Why Is It Important?
The definition of data security is very broad, but essentially, it means protecting data from destructive forces throughout the life cycle of its use.
Remote work increasing has been an ongoing trend. According to cloud security firm Netskope almost 6 in 10 American knowledge workers are working remotely because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and that number is likely to increase.
Even though there was a spike due to Covid-19, remote work increasing has been an ongoing trend. According to FlexJobs, "A special analysis done by FlexJobs and Global Workplace Analytics found that there has been a major upward trend in the amount of people working remotely in the U.S. In the span of one year, from 2016 to 2017, remote work grew 7.9%. Over the last five years it grew 44%, and over the previous 10 years it grew 91%."