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Tom Kellermann , Head of Cybersecurity Strategy , VMware Carbon Black , introduces us to the concept of ‘ digital distancing ’ and tells us how to practice it .

workplaces and has forced many organizations to move to remote working to contain the spread of the virus . In an effort to practice ‘ social distancing ’, many organizations moved operations from on-premise to mostly remote in a very short period of time ( our data found that there was a nearly 70 % increase in remote work globally ).

Remote working has impacted organizations of all sizes with large organizations such as IAG having to move 98 % of its workforce to remote working in a matter of days and Telstra ordering 20,000 of its Australian employees to work from home when the pandemic hit .

And when we do ride out the COVID-19 storm , the concept of working from home may be the norm with many organizations now relooking at incorporating this into their HR policy for the future .

A Telstra whitepaper found that 93 % of businesses have changed their IT priorities due to COVID-19 with the top priority for respondents setting up policies for their remote workforce which includes ensuring employees can connect securely and access their applications and data .

However , remote working does have many organizations concerned . Financial institutions , for example , have been particularly badly hit , with attacks targeting

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