Across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), about one-third (35 percent) of firms are planning to shift to remote work, according to a recent survey by Gulf Talent. About half (45 percent) of all GCC firms plan to shift to remote work for all employees.

Qualys, Inc. announced a cloud-based remote endpoint protection solution at no charge to its customers for 60 days that allows IT and security teams to protect the computers of remote employees. It will initially be available for Qualys customers. Delivery to others will be prioritized based on their signup date.

You may have seen MFA in action when you try to log into your bank and you receive an access code on your smartphone that you must also enter to verify it’s really you who is logging in. While it’s an extra step, it becomes exponentially more difficult for bad guys to get access to your account, even if they have a password that was compromised in a breach or otherwise.

Working from home means all your internet traffic passes through your home router. Cybercriminals can attempt to hack your router, intercept your Wi-Fi traffic and ultimately gain access to your network. So, if you haven’t reviewed the configuration options for your home router yet, now is the time – before your home network and connected devices become compromised.

Raya Contact Center announced that it has successfully enabled its entire contact center workforce to work remotely. As the company’s contact center is built on Avaya Holdings Corp. solutions, Avaya played a critical role in ensuring a seamless transition that resulted in no cost implications for Raya Contact Center.