Security News > 2022 > May > Remote work hazards: Attackers exploit weak WiFi, endpoints, and the cloud

Attackers have seized on vulnerabilities in these environments, creating more work and larger budgets for security teams.

The hybrid workforce reality is causing greater concerns with data leakage, ransomware and attacks through remote access tools and cloud services.

Organizations are buying cloud-first security tools to protect their hybrid environments.

They are creating a defense-in-depth strategy using everything from endpoint and network security to cloud access security brokers, DNS security, and threat intelligence services to defend their expanded attack surface.

As assets, access and security move out of the network core to the edge with the push for virtualization, 53% have already partially or fully implemented SASE and another 28% intend to do so.

"Cloud-first networks and corresponding security controls went from nice-to-have features to business mainstays as organizations sent office workers to work from home. To address the spike in cyberattacks, security teams are turning to DNS security and zero trust models like SASE for a more proactive approach to protecting corporate data and remote devices."

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