Amid fierce competition for talent across industries driven in part by the Great Resignation, companies are scrambling to adopt long-term options to meet workers’ desires for where and how they work. Emerging models range from fully remote to hybrid approaches combining digital and physical locations.
Logistic configurations are only part of the challenge. Hybrid work models and architectures have introduced a litany of new threats and cybersecurity challenges. For bad actors, a continuously distributed workforce offers new vulnerabilities, a larger attack surface, and potential gaps in organizational security.
The speed of change and newness of the working models will inevitably conspire to reduce human oversight across larger risk areas. More than ever, organizations need to reconsider holistic security strategies. Any robust defense against intensifying attacks must also consider their employees’ needs for easy access to data and tools, regardless of their location.
