Branch office security: What are the real problems?

Organisations need not overlook security at their satellite office locations.

When it comes to IT security, almost all businesses using IP networks to transmit data will know that they have to protect themselves, and they will have systems in place to keep their data secure.

However, this is often focused at the head office. For workers that are not located at the central office - whether this is a branch office environment or a remote worker at home - the question of security is a harder one to answer. It also affects IT security thinking in general: How should I keep these remote locations secure and what problems are there around managing this?

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