The concept of “remote work”, or teleworking, has become an increasingly important concept for organisations attempting to become more flexible and agile, while driving down costs. By enabling employees and contractors to work from any location – at home, at customers’ sites, in remote offices, organisations can expect increased productivity.

As organisations rush to implement telework policies, they must face three obstacles before sending employees and contractors out the door with critical data and network access: cost, security, and portability.