Rapid Digital Transformation Shifts Cybersecurity Priorities
Cybersecurity is top of mind for everyone. For IT teams, the list of concerns has been magnified by a more dispersed workforce and the need to assess the risks associated with a proliferation of connected devices, the vanishing perimeter and the ever-changing threat landscape. The increased adoption of cloud computing also poses inherent challenges. All these variables force the need for organizations to transform their security postures to protect against cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities.
However, the increased complexity of a distributed application architecture brought on by digital transformation continues to challenge even the largest security operations. As a result of the rapid digital transformation, cybersecurity postures may need to be updated and adjusted to support this increased complexity.
The major uptick in remote work setups and digital business is pushing organizations to apply secure access no matter where their users, applications or devices are located. To provide the level of security necessary to protect the variety of new systems implemented, many enterprises are shifting to more cloud-friendly and behavior-based security approaches. The secure access service edge (SASE) framework, in particular, enables businesses to upgrade their network edge and security simultaneously, and then managed network and security services can provide much needed expertise and support in a quickly evolving field.
New Challenges and Security Vulnerabilities
Studies are showing that a large portion of those working from home now will likely stay that way for the long term. To safely maintain operations as usual, it is critical for IT teams to help safeguard employees, facilities, data, reputation and products. In many hybrid scenarios, workers are moving between secure office environments with enterprise network monitoring, firewalls, and event and data analytics to vulnerable home networks that may have rogue devices, weak passwords or outdated equipment.
There is no one-size-fits all security posture, and IT leaders need to regularly assess their vulnerabilities to ensure that security spans every new internal digital process, external product developed and internet opportunity created.
In an accelerated digital transformation environment, the mix of on-premises and private cloud systems makes securing data even more complex. For this reason, the zero trust approach must be considered. With zero trust, it shouldn’t matter where employees are working. Security inside and outside the organization needs to be based on policies developed for their specific needs. Scaling this approach can be daunting, but the key is to focus on all threat vectors that could impact securing corporate infrastructure, cloud environments and home networks while ensuring a great user experience and application performance.
Securing the Shift to the Cloud
As organizations look to build and sustain resiliency in the next phase of their digital transformation, they need to consider the security and risk implications of this journey to the cloud. Again, there is no one-size fits all protection, and the security requirements for cloud differ from on-premises architectures. The evaluation process needs to involve a higher level of third-party scrutiny for cloud-based applications. For this, the expectation is that security needs to be incorporated at
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