Turning The Tide

The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has changed the way many organisations operate as remote work has become the norm. However, moving from a customary office to a home-based workstation — potentially as a long-term arrangement — poses new security risks for businesses as more threat actors attempt to capitalize on Covid-19-related unease.

We affirmed in our security predictions for 2020 that the old paradigm, where networks are traditionally isolated behind a corporate firewall, would be behind us. Traditional setups and protections would no longer be adequate in an ecosystem that demands a wide range of services and platforms.