Remote Workstation Security

This question asks if your vendor has a formal plan for keeping company data safe when their employees work from home, coffee shops, or anywhere outside the office. It's about ensuring that the person handling your sensitive data from their home laptop has the same security protections as someone in the corporate office.

Remote work security gaps are a leading cause of data breaches. Unsecured home networks and personal devices can become entry points for attackers to access your data. Strong remote work security protects against insider threats, data leaks, and compliance violations. This is especially critical post-pandemic when remote work is standard, affecting your vendor risk assessment and audit outcomes.

Many companies rushed to enable remote work without proper security measures, relying on VPNs alone without endpoint protection or monitoring. Another mistake is having policies on paper but not enforcing them or providing employees with the tools they need to work securely from home.