BEST OF THE WEB

Forbes – Cybersecurity when it comes to remote work means zero trust

Forbes’ conversation with Alex Willis, BlackBerry’s vice president, sales engineering and ISV partners, about issues around cybersecurity when it comes to remote work, produced some strong tips for remote working employees. “Allowing employees to access critical business systems and data from machines and networks you don’t manage or trust means the risk grows exponentially,” said Willis in the article by Forbes. Whether your organization has an extensive cybersecurity initiative in the event of a crisis such as this pandemic or not, there are things that you can do now that your employees are working remotely. You can use this opportunity to increase cybersecurity awareness across your organization.

  • “Not just everyone in IT, everyone in your company has a role to play in cybersecurity.”
  • It boils down to two things around security – there’s endpoint security, making sure that the endpoint itself, whether it’s a laptop or an iPad has the right security base so that hackers can’t steal data or use that machine as a conduit to the corporate network. The other area is data leakage. Organizations need to prioritize the security of their data and where it’s going. 
  • Zero Trust Principle in cybersecurity: The ​Zero Trust ​principle means that from the start, every action is not trusted. In a Zero Trust model, in addition to authentication, there’s constant monitoring to ensure abnormal or risky behaviour is identified immediately and remediation steps can be taken. 

 

Pragya Sehgal
Pragya Sehgal
Born and raised in the capital city of India - Delhi - bounded by the river Yamuna on the west, Pragya has climbed the Himalayas, and survived medical professional stream in high school without becoming a patient or a doctor. Pragya now makes her home in Canada with her husband - a digital/online marketing fanatic who also loves to prepare delicious meals for her. When she isn’t working or writing around tech, she’s probably watching art films on Netflix, or wondering whether she should cut her hair short or not. Can be contacted at psehgal@itwc.ca or 647.695.3494.

Would you recommend this article?

Share

Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you think of this article!
We'd love to hear your opinion about this or any other story you read in our publication.


Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada

Featured Download

ITW in your inbox

Our experienced team of journalists and bloggers bring you engaging in-depth interviews, videos and content targeted to IT professionals and line-of-business executives.

More Best of The Web