COMPLIANCE COUNSELOR
Security policies should work from home too!
Mike Chapple
11.04.2003
Rating: -3.33- (out of 5)
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No matter what the size of your IT department, chances are that you've been called upon to support one or more members of the growing phalanx of telecommuters. These "work at home" individuals range from full-time home office warriors to the overworked executive who tries to knock out a few e-mails between his shower and morning coffee. Let's face it -- telecommuters are a reality and they're here to stay. Have you taken them into account when planning your security policy?
If you quickly answered "yes," take a moment and think again. If you answered affirmatively while thinking to yourself, "We have a $100K VPN and all of our telecommuters have client software installed on their systems," you're probably overconfident. A VPN is not enough. It's certainly the most expensive component of a telecommuting security arrangement, but you need to mind the basics as well. Remember that VPN clients have some degree of access to the corporate network. You certainly wouldn't want Bill CEO
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to connect to the VPN using Little Johnnie's computer which, by the way, was recently infected with a virus during Little Johnnie's P2P music swapping.
It is essential that you take steps to ensure that telecommuting computers are up to snuff from a security point of view. Let's take a look at a few options you have up your sleeve, ranging from the most drastic (and most expensive) to the absolute minimum effort:
Don't waste any more time! Get out there and implement a strong telecommuting security policy!
About the author
Mike Chapple, CISSP, currently serves as Chief Information Officer of the Brand Institute, a Miami-based marketing consultancy. He previously worked as an information security researcher for the U.S. National Security Agency. His publishing credits include the TICSA Training Guide from Que Publishing, the CISSP Study Guide from Sybex and the upcoming SANS GSEC Prep Guide from John Wiley. He's also the About.com Guide to Databases.
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