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HOW TO SECURELY WORK FROM ANYWHERE

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THE HYBRID WORK DILEMMA :

HOW TO SECURELY WORK FROM ANYWHERE

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W physical spaces or corporate devices . In many ways , this has been a fundamental change for organizations . Because users aren ’ t constrained to one physical location , or particular networks or devices , they can be more productive and efficient however is best for them . And now that organizations and their employees have gotten a taste of hybrid work , for most of you , there ’ s no going back to the way things used to be .

With this change in working style also comes a change in security strategies . More than 60 % of corporate data is now located in cloud applications , which means your sensitive information is distributed across different clouds and locations . And with data in the cloud , your users are able to access and share corporate information directly , sidestepping the perimeter-based security tools you used to rely on for monitoring and policy enforcement .
As you add more apps and services , your security environment as it stands today with on-premises solutions will only get less managed and complex . Not only is your data scattered , users are also connecting directly from the internet and using personal devices , including smartphones and tablets without following the traditional security protocols .
When you ’ re in that situation , you may think you need to make a trade-off between security and access – locking everything down by default could make your operations secure , but it doesn ’ t guarantee that people will have access to what they need to do their jobs . If you ’ re working with a combination of remote workers , hybrid workers , and third-party collaborators like partners and contractors , that ’ s simply not a feasible long-term solution . �
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