Zero Trust, Endpoint, and Network Security support Work-from-Anywhere Era

Today security companies are geared with the solutions to secure and connect work-from-anywhere. Empowering users to move seamlessly between different work environments has critical implications for maintaining user productivity as well as security. Cybercriminals have been quick to exploit the expanded attack surface and security gaps created by this shift in work patterns to get a foothold into the corporate network. Today’s enterprise organizations require work-from-anywhere security that is as flexible and dynamic as today’s business demands. Fortinet and few more organisations are geared to deliver unified security built for the Work-from-Anywhere Era that seamlessly adapts based on a user’s environment and risk profile.

It is absolutely true that Work-from-Anywhere expands to Benefit Workers and Cybercriminals. The COVID-19 pandemic has surfaced as the forcing function that greatly expanded the work-from-anywhere model. A forecast analysis from Gartner reveals that, “by the end of 2024, the change in the nature of work will increase the total available remote worker market to 60% of all employees, up from 52% in 2020. Organizations are facing a hybrid future, with 75% of hybrid or remote knowledge workers saying their expectations for working flexibly have increased.

At the same time, multi-stage sophisticated attacks like ransomware are plaguing organizations at an increasing rate. According to the 1H Global Threat Landscape Report from FortiGuard Labs, ransomware incidents have increased nearly 1100% from June 2020 to June 2021. In a recent global ransomware survey conducted by Fortinet, an astonishing 67% of organizations report having been a ransomware target. It’s clear that remote and hybrid work is now status quo and cybercriminals will continue to take advantage of this expanded attack surface.

To address the shift in the workforce and threat landscape, enterprises must now take the“work-from-anywhere” approach to their security by deploying solutions capable of following, enabling, and protecting users no matter where they are located. Secondly, users working outside the office or primary remote space potentially introduce unique threat exposure when connected to the applications and resources necessary for work while using unknown and often unsecured networks and locations. This enables cybercriminals to snoop on exposed communications or launch attacks from inadequately protected devices.