NETWORKS
You have a remote workforce:
WHAT NOW?
The pandemic caused an abrupt shift to the way we work and is expected to have implications for years to come. The biggest impact was on businesses that had to pivot to remote working. BY JAY TURNER, VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS AT CONSOLE CONNECT BY PCCW GLOBAL
UNDERSTANDABLY, at first, many companies and their employees were concerned about moving fully online. Today, the majority of workers believe they are as effective when working remotely and, in many instances, want to ditch the office all together. As most companies have already leveraged technology that enables flexible working models, such as cloud services, dedicated networks and VPNs, leadership is now looking into making flexible work a permanent operations model. With that in mind, the next step for IT and security professionals on the digital transformation journey, is to avoid unnecessary risks caused by rapid changes in both user and attacker behaviour.
Post-Pandemic IT Headaches The changes to the nature of work are likely to stay
24
WWW.DIGITALISATIONWORLD.COM
l
ISSUE VI 2021
l
COPYRIGHT DIGITALISATION WORLD
