How to be a strong leader during a crisis

There’s a lot of uncertainty right now. As our communities implement social distancing and isolation measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, many of us are struggling to balance business with the health, safety, and concerns of employees and members/customers.

As many others have done as well, my organization last week implemented a company-wide telework policy. While this is a difficult decision to make, we’ve spent the last few years updating our technology and infrastructure to equip all employees with the capability to work from home to ensure business can go on.

I understand not all businesses are able to do this. But the coronavirus pandemic emphasizes the need for companies to invest in their operations and continuity plans. Because those that haven’t made those critical investments are now faced with even more problems to address on top of the health and safety concerns of the virus.

In addition to having a strong infrastructure in place to allow telework, creating a pro-cybersecurity culture in these times is critical. There have been several reports of scams looking to capitalize on coronavirus fears, and employees might be compelled to click on malicious links if they’re not aware of what to look for. This blog from information security expert George Hulme offers six signs to gauge your office cybersecurity culture.

 

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