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Cyber attacks have gotten so commonplace that companies no longer wonder if they’ll get hit by an attack but when it will happen. The hybrid work conditions that began during the pandemic have only exacerbated the situation. The reaction from organizations, small and large, has been to build up
Cyber security threats were already ramping up before the pandemic hit. Still, with the abrupt change to remote work and the permanent shift to remote and hybrid work environments, cyber security concerns have become more complex. Here are three challenges that have created complexity in addressing cyber security threats: Multiplication
Malicious actors are always looking for low-hanging fruit. In a post-pandemic world, that image may represent companies still operating with a pre-COVID cyber security posture. While many companies raced to adopt cloud solutions, the corresponding changes to security haven’t necessarily been pursued with as much urgency. There are steps
The pandemic accelerated cloud adoption, with many companies racing to implement cloud solutions that would accommodate their business processes with a geographically dispersed team. The result was a cobbled-together IT environment that introduced a complex and vulnerable security plane. Rather than address cyber security from a cloud-native approach, many companies
Identity sprawl is such a common challenge for companies that you may be tempted to dismiss effective identity management as a possibility. But there are two key reasons you should prioritize identity management: * It is achievable and necessary. * Your employees having different usernames and passwords across different applications presents a
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, most companies equipped their few remote workers with virtual private networks (VPNs), but now that a permanently hybrid workplace has become the reality for a large segment of the workforce, IT security teams are changing their strategy. Zero trust is being adopted as a policy to
More than two years after the pandemic forced companies into remote work, the post-pandemic workplace does not bear much resemblance to its pre-pandemic version. While some employers are bringing their employees back into the office in an attempt to restore normalcy, others are fully embracing the hybrid model. Companies moving
Between the high levels of productivity witnessed during the pandemic and a struggling labor market, companies don’t have much argument to support ending remote work. As managers get comfortable with permanently remote or hybrid teams, IT executives have been forced to address vulnerabilities related to dispersed workforces. For many,
How’s your security posture in this post-pandemic era? It’s a question many companies are asking now as they assess where they stand after the initial scramble of the pandemic and how they can meet today’s needs while preparing for the future. The first priority when companies went
For any company considering a move to virtualized networking, the pandemic provided the right motivation for the migration to software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN). With workers and teams no longer centralized, the ability of SD-WAN to offer connectivity to corporate resources from a geographically dispersed workforce made it possible for
As the image of the post-pandemic workplace is still forming, one thing is clear: the work-from-anywhere situation will be part of the new normal. How this will affect IT operations also continues to take shape. According to an article [https://econofact.org/is-remote-work-working-out] from Stanford University published in Econofact, pre-COVID
Technology may have paved the way for a permanent remote or hybrid work environment, but it was the pandemic that served as a catalyst and cemented the workplace model. As companies strive to secure their networks and equip employees for optimal productivity, one of their focal points for maximizing effectiveness
The fast pace of cloud adoption has significantly changed the scope of data security, with data no longer contained in static systems. Cloud migration has increased throughout and in the wake of the pandemic to accommodate remote and hybrid work environments, and security has become more complex with home offices
Almost exactly two years ago when organizations across the world were thrust into a remote work situation because of the pandemic, the rapid adoption of solutions to facilitate a new way of keeping employees connected to the company took place. Two years on, a new normal has been established and
Cyber security is a complex animal that is only growing more complicated. From the increasing frequency of attacks to the expanding threat landscape with cloud migration and remote work, security policies struggle to keep up. Many are pursuing zero trust strategies as a way to better protect their data and
Is this hybrid cloud trend here to stay? Much has changed over the last couple years, and more rapidly than usual thanks to the challenges put in place by the pandemic. But one thing is certain: 2020 and 2021 were defining years that have altered how we work and kept
The quick transition companies made to remote work in the early days of the pandemic has accelerated many digital transformation plans. But in cyber security and networking, there has been a tendency to equate work-from-anywhere with home office environments. These two are not the same; rather, home office is a
You probably never expected to see a Peloton bike on your corporate network, nor a Tesla. Maybe a rogue fitness tracker here or there, but definitely not a Google Home. In post-pandemic networking, managing internet of things (IoT) security has become a maze of company-owned devices mixed with personal tools
There’s no denying the positive attributes of the remote-work scenario, but there is also the reality of remote-work security risks to take into account. Security experts like to talk about “attack surfaces” when addressing various security situations, and the surface definitely became more target rich recently. The rush to
It wasn’t too long ago that companies developed cyber security plans based on firewalls, log management, anti-virus software, and intrusion detection. Barely half a decade later, and the focus is on zero-trust networking, forensics, incident response, and threat hunting, among others. If your cyber security strategy hasn’t changed
Approximately 10% of organization-related data is managed outside of the cloud or centralized data center, according to research by Gartner [https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/what-edge-computing-means-for-infrastructure-and-operations-leaders] . The prediction is that the figure will shoot up to 75% by 2025. Edge computing, highly touted for its ability to localize computing power,
The shift to hybrid work was already in motion before the pandemic, with employers increasingly embracing the appeal of work-life balance for attracting the best talent. The pandemic simply accelerated the move, and now most companies consider it a given that hybrid work is here to stay. But with employees
A new report [https://www.ibm.com/security/data-breach] produced by IBM and the Ponemon Institute demonstrates the impact of a constantly changing cyber security landscape, with a single data breach costing a business more than $4 million. With an average detection and containment time of 287 days, businesses are
Cyber criminals didn’t let up during the pandemic. In fact, they preyed on vulnerabilities that were in part due to a majority of workers putting in their hours remotely. Cyber security strategies were no match for the attacks that have more recently sought to destroy and manipulate data. It’
Much has changed since early 2020 when the world went on lockdown and workers began a remote-work way of life. The evolution of the work environment took an unplanned turn that some have described as a “tectonic shift,” with hybrid-work security strategies now taking center stage for many businesses. Keeping