Remote working has opened opportunities for the threat actors 

Harpreet Bhatia
Director, Channels & Strategic Alliances, Palo Alto Networks (India & SAARC)

Preparedness to face challenges of data security: 
At Palo Alto Networks, we are walking the talk by fully leveraging our own cloud-delivered network security product, Prisma Access, to securely connect all employees to the applications they need. We have also transitioned our internal Security Operations Center (SOC) to a remote model in which all our analysts are working from home the SOC is fully operational and continues to monitor for threats as our own user population shifts to remote work via Prisma Access. Our business continuity plans are consistent with industry best practices and include workarounds for possible disruptions to our people, facilities, applications, dependencies, and vendors. The all-hazards, multi-scenario approach is designed to ensure the continuity of not just ourselves, but the remote workforces of our all customers.

The best practices adopted for remote working: 
Ensuring employees are inside the security bubble and vigilant about preventing cyberattacks requires investment in time, resources and equipment. The whole premise of being able to work from home to maintain business continuity falls apart if the employer and employee fail to maintain the same level of security and practices as at the usual workplace.

Role of CISOs:   
CISOs help to keep enterprises running without compromising security or compliance, while also ensuring that there is product security and service availability built into every step of the quality management process. To ensure security, the CISO must make all efforts to ensure the board and the CEO of a company understand the positive and negative repercussions of the risks involving an application, by mitigating it. While technology and network companies are moving rapidly to keep pace with the ever-evolving criminal elements, IT alone cannot be at the vanguard in the fight against the attackers. It is also the responsibility of everyone in the organisation with access to a computer or a smart device. The CISOs are responsible for making employees more aware of the security issues of the digital age, including malware and phishing, and encouraging them to take up the best practices. CISOs need to coordinate with the Chief Human Resources Officers to design and implement the information technology and security education of the workforce.