Richard Davis, head of cyber security strategy at Netskope, outlined the key hybrid work challenges during a recent webinar.
Traditional approaches to security, using ‘implicit trust’, are not enough to protect data in a new hybrid work environment. In a new environment, context-driven zero trust protection needs to be applied, with continual assessment and constant verification.
“Three key hybrid work challenges today are top of mind for organisations today: securing access to private applications in the data centre or the public cloud, achieving complete visibility and control of the entire stack – across devices, applications, SaaS, IaaS and PaaS environments and shadow IT, and protecting data everywhere,” Davis said.
With this approach to zero trust, security can be an enabler of the business and support hybrid work, he said. “We need to think about providing access to all of our resources in a simplified manner, to anywhere in the world.” The hybrid work transition demands secure digital transformation, with a converged network and security platform, Davis said, noting that business value is optimised by finding the right balance of agility, risk and cost.
Moving toward an effective zero trust model has to start with talking to the business and understanding where the critical data lies and what the critical access requirements are, Davis said.
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