Security News > 2023 > April > Hybrid work environments are stressing CISOs

The impact of the hybrid workforce on security posture, as well as the risks introduced by this way of working, are posing concerns for CISOs and driving them to develop new strategies for hybrid work security, according to Red Access.

The role of hybrid/remote work, and insecure browsing Hybrid work is here to stay.

63% of CISOs said they anticipate most employees at their organizations would work under a primarily hybrid or remote model in three years' time.

72% of CISOs agree that the hybrid and remote workforce has a negative impact on their organization's security posture.

Rates of adoption of SWGs are significantly lower at organizations in which most employees would be working in a remote or hybrid environment in three years' time than they are at organizations at which employees would be working primarily in-office.

"Now that web browsing permeates virtually everything we do at work, malicious actors are doing more to target this expanding attack surface; and it's clear that CISOs have taken note. In light of this growing trend, it's imperative that organizations go beyond legacy solutions and invest in technologies that are dedicated to protecting every employee's browsing activity, no matter where it originates. Web browsing has become the operating layer on which hybrid and remote work run, and organizations ought to do as much as they possibly can to secure it," Zvi concluded.

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