When companies shifted to a work-from-anywhere (WFA) model, legacy networking and security systems were quickly strained to meet the demands of the new requirements. As a result, CISOs assumed risks they would never have tolerated before. IT teams bolstered VPN capacity to support the new load, but with a troubling new risk: enabling remote access for all employees introduced unknown cyberattack vectors.At the same time, companies had to cope with the pandemic’s effect on the business’s bottom line—and that often meant repurposing IT budgets to revenue-generating initiatives. To regain their budgets, influence, and headcount, CISOs must change their mindset to focus on business needs. IT security can no longer be about controlling the network perimeter. It must shift to strategic planning that answers the question, “How do I enable the business?”To read this article in full, please click her
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