March 11, 2020 was the day when we were magically forced into the home office with Netflix in the background, and when the frustration over poor internet became a real reality. The vast majority of Danish companies acted quickly on the transition to hybrid work. We adjusted processes, optimized systems and moved a lot of the company's data into the cloud.

But the best summary of the pandemic must be that for the company's transition to the hybrid workplace, it has been something like building the plane while flying. So now that many countries are lifting their restrictions, several companies are in the process of making a final decision on what the framework should be for daily operations - and in Denmark we largely choose models with hybrid work, where employees operate at the crossroads between to be able to work at home and in the office. In fact, according to Dansk Industri's latest survey, 8 out of 10 companies choose to increase the possibilities for home working.

The aim is greater flexibility, productivity and employee well-being - but even if the dream is good, there are a number of challenges that you, as a manager, will have to deal with.

So what should you consider before upgrading your hybrid workplace?

At styre en hybrid arbejdsstyrke, der spænder over kontornetværk, hjemmenetværk og andre netværk, er i sagens natur en kompleks proces – især når det handler om at sikre, at dine sikkerhedsløsninger dækker alle disse adgangspunkter. 

Therefore, it is not all companies that have their hands in the air at the idea of more homework for the staff. Dansk Industri's investigation points to, among other things that one of the reasons for the lack of incentive to introduce more homework concerns IT security.

Alone during the pandemic is 47% of all surveyed individuals in an international Deloitte survey were cheated by phishing attempts, imens de har arbejdet hjemmefra. Det er bekymrende, for når først en enkelt medarbejderkonto er blevet kompromitteret, har hackerne mulighed for at gennemsøge dine systemer for at finde frem til jeres følsomme data. Samtidig er din medarbejder ofte ekstra udsat derhjemme, fordi de sidder på private netværk, der ikke nødvendigvis lever op til de sikkerhedskrav, som er nødvendige for at holde jeres virksomhed sikker. Har dine medarbejdere ikke fået udleveret en enhed fra jer, kan I som virksomhed heller ikke regne med at sikkerhedsniveauet er højt nok på deres egen, private enhed, til at I er beskyttet, når de logger på virksomhedens databaser og systemer. 

How to tackle today's security threats

Considering the scale of today's security threats, it's important to implement technology solutions that can protect all of your access points—regardless of where your employees log in from. But building security is often a complex and costly task that calls for experts rather than generalists. Unfortunately, the IT employee in a regular company is often more generalist than expert when it comes to IT security.

This means that the task can quickly become a heavy burden for your IT team, and it can interfere with other important initiatives such as to drive the general digitization of the company forward.

Dertil er det desuden en krævende opgave for dit team at holde sig ajour med skiftende sikkerhedstrusler – og de løsninger, der bliver udviklet for at afhjælpe dem. Hvilket dit team også skal regne med at finde tid til i fremtiden, efter jeres IT-sikkerhed er opgraderet, så den ligeledes kan vedligeholdes. 

So is it worth the struggle to secure the possibility of a hybrid workplace - and what is the easiest way to get there?

We take your IT security seriously, so you can increase employee well-being

According to Dansk Industri, the possibility of more homework is absolutely worth the effort. It has gone on and has become a big piece in the work of retaining employees. It is therefore a good idea to find a business partner who prioritizes safety.

At Supporters, we take responsibility for your IT security in our full-service outsourcing concept. We take on the task as an external IT department, and always have up-to-date experts ready to sit and assist you. We also help with e.g. to implement Microsoft 365, so that you are guaranteed an intelligent solution that ensures that collaboration between your employees is both problem-free and secure.