Corporate Remote Work & Distributed Team Cybersecurity Policy Template

# Corporate Remote Work Cybersecurity Policy

**Organization:** [Company / Organization Name]  
**Effective Date:** [YYYY-MM-DD]  
**Policy Version:** 2.0  
**Target Audience:** All full-time employees, contractors, and distributed staff.

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## 1. Policy Purpose & Scope
This policy establishes minimum mandatory cybersecurity requirements for all personnel accessing company systems, email, cloud infrastructure, or customer data from non-office environments (home, co-working spaces, transit).

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## 2. Device & Endpoint Security

### A. Company-Issued Equipment
* **Full-Disk Encryption:** All corporate laptops must have BitLocker (Windows) or FileVault (macOS) enabled at all times.
* **Automated Screen Locks:** Devices must lock automatically after **5 minutes** of inactivity with password/biometric re-entry required.
* **Local Administrator Privileges:** Standard user accounts must not possess root or local administrative privileges.

### B. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Guidelines
* Personnel using personal devices must install company-managed Mobile Device Management (MDM) profiles.
* Storing unencrypted proprietary files or customer database dumps on personal desktop storage is strictly forbidden.

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## 3. Network & Connectivity Safeguards
* **Mandatory VPN Usage:** Staff must connect via company WireGuard / OpenVPN tunnels when accessing internal infrastructure from public Wi-Fi networks (airports, cafes, hotels).
* **Home Wi-Fi Standards:** Home routers must utilize WPA3 or WPA2-AES encryption with standard factory default passwords changed immediately.

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## 4. Authentication & Access Management
* **Universal Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA):** MFA is strictly enforced across all corporate Google Workspace, GitHub, AWS, and Slack accounts.
* **Password Manager Requirement:** Passwords must be generated with at least 16 random characters and stored in the approved corporate password vault.

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## 5. Security Incident Reporting
Any lost or stolen device, suspected phishing link click, or anomalous account alert must be reported to the Security Team immediately:
* **Emergency Hotline:** [Phone Number]
* **Security Email:** security@[company.com]
* **Slack Channel:** #security-incident-reports