As an ISO27001 accredited organisation at Commerce Media we are continually looking at our Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning. Moving into the autumn, as a country, we are again being reminded that the return of Swine Flu and the accompanying possible pandemic are a very real possibility.

Organisations need to plan for the possibility that during the coming month’s staff numbers may be depleted and that it may be necessary for staff who don’t normally work at home to do so. These temporary remote workers create an security issue if they are logging in remotely with only static passwords.

The ultimate solution would be to provide all members of the organisation with 2FA for remote login however this is not always possible or viable.

The answer lies in being able to provide temporary access as and when required. In order to achieve this organisations need a flexible solution which allows these temporary remote workers access when an emergency situation demands it.

When a major incident is declared the latest version of Celo provides administrators with the ability to deploy 2FA functionality to users who require it. Users have the ability to self enrol themselves for the duration of the emergency.

The ICE functionality within Celo ensures that whilst staff maybe quarantined they are still able to work remotely and securely for the duration.

Tags: celo, Commerce media, Swine flu, two-factor authentication