Forrester’s zero trust concept has grown in acceptance as we come out of the pandemic. Today’s columnist, Ben Smith of RSA, says companies will need to consider zero trust as employees return to the office.
Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Security, Compliance and Identity Vasu Jakkal spoke to SC Media about lessons learned from the year that brought COVID and, in particular, the Solarigate/ SUNBURST campaign.
Today’s columnist, Michael Covington of Wandera, says many companies start on their Zero Trust journey by focusing on SaaS apps first.
A ransomware group caught targeting a recently patched SonicWall vulnerability leveraged that vulnerability before the patch became available, Mandiant reported Thursday.
Today’s columnist, Andy Oehler of Zentry Security, writes about how Sydney, Australia, has mostly returned to normal, but that many workers still want to work from home some of the time. That’s why Oehler says Zero Trust Network Access will emerge as the secure option for businesses as we move out of the pandemic.
A new report from Verizon also noted that 66% of professionals polled said the term “remote work” would die out within five years.
Today’s columnist, Eric McCann of Lexmark, advises security pros that they should make locking down remote printers part of their work-from-home strategies.
Today’s columnist, Lucia Milică of Proofpoint, says as companies shifted to work-from-home during the pandemic, security pros had to focus more on protecting against insider threats, often caused by harried parents juggling work and family responsibilities.
HP supports many causes to attract women into the cyber field, including work with Black Girls Code. Today’s columnist, Joanna Burkey of HP, says with millions of cyber jobs unfilled, the industry has to do a better job recruiting women and minorities.
The pandemic and telework shift highlighted the security shortcomings of many VPNs, but lack of a clear, affordable alternative could inhibit a swift exit.
