SECURITY Overcoming Fear Fatigue How to limit risk in a changing work landscape By Brady Hicks In just two years, the work world has changed so much. With the onset of a global pandemic, staff members were forced to abandon their offices, workspaces and cubicles in favor of a strange yet familiar setting: their homes. Employees were immediately thrust into a largely unsupervised environment in which they tried to maintain productivity despite being unable to connect and collaborate with others face to face. Compounding this issue is the expanded attack surface. As organizations increasingly adopt remote and hybrid work policies – with 61 percent of employees, according to Pew Research Center surveys preferring this model despite a return-tooffice path – they can grow their workforces into newer, more far-flung locations. No matter how small the operations, the modern business can now span the country or even the world. With this enhanced opportunity, however, comes inherent risk. Today’s cyber-attacker is constantly developing new and sophisticated ways to thwart anti-malware services, outsmart security policies and gain access to vital information. Every Wi-Fi connection, video call, online storage option, 18 REMOTE WORK SOLUTIONS rwsmagazine.com
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