Remote Tele-work & Cyber Safety
As business leaders, our priority and paramount concern is the health and safety of our employees, staff, contractors, customers, clients, and community. The response to COVID-19 has affected many of us – family, friends, and business partners locally and around the world. When it came to virus detection, our major worry until recently has been cyber-related, and how it might affect our technology services. We now have a different virus challenge.
Awareness is growing that organizations of all sizes lack cybersecurity incident response preparedness. Companies regardless of size are not exempt from cybersecurity threats. Being prepared with an established plan of action to immediately execute following a security incident is crucial to limit incident costs and damages to the organization’s technical infrastructure, operations, and reputation.
Traditional security models have been challenged as millions across the world have transitioned to remote work models wherever possible.
As the global workforce progresses towards the next normal of hybrid workplaces, organizations have adopted remote work as a new standard – but at what cost to security?
“Never trust, always verify” is the foundation of Zero Trust.
The prediction that healthcare data and medical devices would be aggressively targeted by ransomware attacks since early 2017 has proven to be true. The WannaCry ransomware attack highlighted the need for healthcare organizations and medical device companies to focus on stronger cybersecurity measures and protections. Regulatory bodies are increasingly emphasizing the need for healthcare organizations and manufacturers to safeguard their technologies.
