Remote Work Security Templates

Remote employees working from home coffee shops and personal networks represent a significantly different security risk profile than office workers behind corporate firewalls. This Remote Work Security Policy establishes the specific technical and procedural security requirements that apply when employees work outside company facilities: mandatory VPN requirements, device security standards, home network security requirements, BYOD rules, physical security of work materials, and incident reporting procedures for remote-related incidents.

The policy differentiates between company-owned and personal devices, with appropriate controls for each. Company device requirements include full-disk encryption, endpoint security software, automatic screen lock, and remote wipe capability. BYOD provisions define what personal devices can access company resources, what minimum security controls must be enabled, and what the company can and cannot do to personal devices. Cloud storage rules clarify which services are approved and prohibit storing sensitive data on personal cloud accounts. Pair this with the [Remote Work Policy](/templates/remote-work-policy) for the operational guidelines and the [Acceptable Use Policy](/templates/acceptable-use-policy-template) for the broader IT use rules.