Many companies are concerned by the uptick in insider risk that’s come with the work-from-home boom. By one estimate, 58% of office workers work from home at least one day a week. Companies are blinded by this trend. People work off-network and on their own devices, and their schedules are less predictable than they were before. Managers see their employees fewer times, and people work off-network and on their own devices. The security costs of working from home are real. A recent report from IBM estimates that a breach costs $1+m more if most employees work remotely. However, it’s hard to turn back the clock. The majority of companies recognize that at least some location flexibility is likely to remain, even if some companies have set a hard line and require people to return to the office. Insider risk management is now more challenging. Remote work and working from home have increased the use of employee monitoring software and have led to managers and HR teams wrestling with how to ensure their distributed workforce is productive and data is secure. These developments have implications for insider risk management. With the right approach, companies can become more productive and safer. Productivity In a Work-From-Home Era Largely outside of the realm of insider risk management is a new focus on understanding productivity. Many companies are starting to implement workforce behavior, or monitoring software, to better understand what their workforce is doing when they are working remotely. The best implementations are transparent and proactive. Rather than using monitoring as a surveillance tool, forward-thinking companies are using it to create a better culture across remote teams. This might seem counterproductive to insider risk professionals, but it isn't. It has been proven that poorly implemented employee monitoring hurts a company's culture, not helps it, and that actually increases risk. Surveillance-based monitoring can create conditions that remove the burden of responsibility from the employee, and have them be more likely to break the rules. Nevertheless, a company with a strong culture that supports workers increases an employee's sense of moral responsibility. Clearly communicating that employees and management are responsible for protecting the organization and its customers motivates workers to be part of the solution. Discover the full potential of your Hrtech strategy with our comprehensive Hrtech News and Hrtech Interviews. Read more @ https://hrtechcube.com/focusing-on-productivity-helps-reduce-insider-risk/