6 advantages of the democratization of telework Still very limited a few years ago, telework has taken a drastic yet salutary step forward for the large number of organizations that have used it: in many cases, it was the only way to maintain the economic activity without putting employees at risk of health hazards. This forced democratization of telework has proved to be beneficial in this period of health crisis, but it will also be beneficial in the future and in a much broader context than just… Read More >>
The Zero trust chain Over the last few years, “Zero Trust” has been established as the reference model for information systems security. While ZTNA (Zero Trust Network Access) is one of its essential building blocks, “Zero Trust” goes beyond external access rights. A whole chain of trust is required to implement this model: identity and access management (IAM), privileged user management (PAM) and application virtualization (VDI). To be effective, this “Zero Trust” chain of trust must be seen as a set of interdependent solutions… Read More >>
Covid-19: the forgotten side of teleworking A few days ago, a survey conducted by Odoxa-Adviso Partners estimated that there are 5.1 million people teleworking in France during this period of covid-19 health crisis. This means that 3.3 million employees have the possibility to work remotely, in addition to the 1.8 million who already occasionally had this possibility before. This flexibility is excellent news for our economy because it allows us to maintain part of the nation’s productive force, and also to save a few billion in… Read More >>
Working from home : Cybersecurity tips to follow The latest transport strikes and the isolation of millions of employees to slow the spread of Covid-19 have been the vectors for massive teleworking in 2019 and 2020. The wide use of telework is not without risks for organizations’ information systems. Companies and organizations have less control over the networks, equipment and actions of their employees and, at the same time, must cope with an increase of cyber attacks from entities hoping to take advantage of this situation. Telework :… Read More >>
Workplace Experience, a challenge for companies in 2020? The Workplace Experience corresponds to all the experiences of an employee within an organization. These experiences will be decisive for his professional development, his ability to create value by aggregating skills and knowledge through a maximized collaboration, and ultimately to participate to the achievement of the organization’s objectives. Keys to a successful Workplace Experience The availability of a unique work environment, regardless of the access device, regardless of whether the user is at the company’s premises or on the move,… Read More >>
The human face of the workplace A world without users? “Automation”, “DevOps”, “Robotic Process Automation” (RPA), bots, chatbots and other robots, “artificial intelligence” (AI), … According to some people, users will disappear from the scene: the omnipresence of computing, called “digital”, will eventually replace them, do everything for them, and even do more and better than they do. Clearly, as the French song goes, “we are very little things, …”. Will dematerialization go so far as to dematerialize the user? Is there anyone still behind the… Read More >>
Telework: how to access your enterprise IS securely from home? On my way to telework, I got telepunched for over speeding on the information highway… and it cost me a hell of a telefine! Philippe GELUCK (“Le tour du chat en 365 jours”) Starting with the Macron Ordonnance of September 2017, any employee can request to telework in France. Besides revolutionizing managerial rules, telework allows an adapted organization of professional time by and for an employee. It should be reminded that, by definition, telework is performed outside the employer’s premises… Read More >>
Feedback on the ANSSI’s qualification of IPdiva Secure, now Systancia Gate One of the keys to securing the information system of an organization is to deploy security products. Because of their importance in the security system, it is essential to have confidence in these products. Confidence refers to the idea that you can trust someone or something. The best way to measure confidence in a security product is to have a security evaluation, conducted by a recognized and independent body in order to “validate” the response to a specific problem. IPdiva… Read More >>