EDITOR ’ S QUESTION

JONATHAN FISCHBEIN , CISO , CHECK POINT

SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

The ‘ new normal ’ required organizations to revisit and check the security level and relevance of their network ’ s infrastructures , processes , compliance of connected mobile and PC devices , IoT etc .

What needs to change , however , is the approach to cybersecurity .

Also , the increased use of the cloud meant an increased level of security , especially in technologies that secure workloads , containers and serverless applications on multi and hybrid cloud environments .

Technologies such as VDI ( Virtual Desktop Infrastructure ) together with several security solutions were adopted to make sure that the exchange of data and information from home was secured . Organizations had switched to using collaboration tools more than ever before . These collaboration platforms , which are an extension of an organization ’ s on-premises infrastructure , are completely in the public cloud .

To make sure that the confidential information is secured and protected from being exposed in these environments , we had to implement SASE security or extend the CASB solutions to make sure that only the relevant people with Multi-Factor Authentication ( MFA ) are logging in and are able to access the information .

What needs to change , however , is the approach to cybersecurity . There are two alarming trends in cybersecurity nowadays : multi extortion phases

ransomware attacks ; and supply chain campaigns . For both , we have sophisticated mitigations technologies that we can implement and we need to step up against the adversaries .

If the beginning was rushed and CISOs found themselves having to implement policies on the go , now there is a real need to level up as cybercriminals continue to take advantage of this global shift to exploit organizations and enterprises of all sizes . One of the key challenges facing organizations in a hybrid work environment is the intensity of cyberattacks rather than the exposure to new vulnerabilities .

These vulnerabilities made IT and security professionals who faced the relentless discovery of new exploits , to constantly race to patch and fix the cyber incidents . However , patching external facing systems is not enough in this new normal . There is now a need for IT and security leaders to protect the ‘ soft ’ areas such as employees and assets from vulnerabilities which means securing all endpoints .

With the hybrid workplace in the limelight across many organizations , the important thing for IT professionals and SOC teams is to leverage unified solutions that will provide valuable protection on multiple fronts . The keynote is that hybrid workplace will become a part of our everyday life and as IT professionals and security leaders it makes sense to consolidate the security solutions to ensure each possible endpoint is secured .

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