The current pandemic scenario has led most companies to adopt home office for part or all of their team. But, if productivity was already harmed with conventional work, it became even worse with remote work. Employees are at home, without any type of supervision or control, and often accessing remotely without any security tools.
A VPN is a great way to remotely access files and data from your company's equipment and also browse the internet securely, therefore, a tool to prevent cyber attacks, solving security problems. Furthermore, with Lumiun's Business VPN, it is also possible to control internet access for employees who are working from home.
Over the last few weeks we've talked a lot about VPN:
- What is it and what are the best options
- Advantages of Virtual Private Network (VPN) for companies
- How to connect via cell phone
For managers' peace of mind, there is the possibility of monitoring remote access to increase team productivity. You might be wondering how this can be done? I will explain it, in a very simple way, below.
Establish a VPN connection
To monitor remote access, the initial step is to establish a VPN connection on the equipment of the entire team working from home. We have put together a guide with all the steps so that you can make the connection in a very simple way.
After establishing the VPN connection, the user's computer, which is at home or in some other location outside the company's premises, will be connected to the internal network. With this you will be able to establish a remote desktop connection to the computer that is connected to the company's network, and you will also be able to access the files and systems of servers and computers on the internal network in a more secure way.
Lumiun Control Panel
In order for you to be able to monitor which users are connected via VPN and also which websites the user is accessing, you must log in to the Lumiun control panel with an Administrator user account.
Permissions
For a user to make a VPN connection, you, as an administrator, must release the connection.
In the Lumiun Business VPN panel, enable the VPN and the users who have permission for such a connection.
Monitoring
You can monitor which users have established a VPN connection. This way, it is possible to know which ones are connected to the company's server or equipment.
Access control
This is where the magic happens. The user who establishes a Lumiun Business VPN connection will have all access to any type of website monitored. In the Lumiun control panel, there is a real-time report of access per user.
Access rules
In addition to monitoring, it is possible for the director or technical manager to define access rules for specific sites and also at specific times.
See that you can determine which sites cannot be accessed. This way, access blocking is done automatically, without the possibility of breaking the rule.
Furthermore, you can determine at what times access to social networks, for example, is available for access. Let's assume that the afternoon work break, according to your company's guidelines, is between 4:00 pm and 4:30 pm. Access to sites that are not within the scope of work will only be available at this time, as you can see in the image below.
Security
In addition to monitoring remote access, improving employee focus and distraction, controlling access to websites using rules inhibits access to harmful websites and the download of malicious files. The equipment that the employee is accessing is more protected, as well as the company's data and information stored there.
Conclusion
We know that in the country's current economic scenario, there are numerous concerns. But I believe that data security in companies may be weakened, with so many professionals working remotely and having remote access to sensitive company data. Furthermore, I have seen many businesspeople from various different sectors concerned about productivity being reduced little by little with the lack of access control when working remotely. Therefore, I believe that this article has resolved doubts and served as “relief” of a relevant concern for businesspeople and technical managers.
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