The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has taken work out of the office and into the home for most people. This means workers are using their home networks and personal devices to connect to the office more than ever before. This shift in work patterns brings with it new network connectivity and security challenges for IT teams to tackle. Organizations have traditionally not been fully equipped to handle a significant remote workforce, relying on security infrastructure and practices architected for central office locations and networks. In a mostly remote environment, connected devices and home networks pose a serious risk to IT security. As technologies like 5G and cloud continue to become more prevalent, the number of connected devices will only increase as we move into the new year. To combat security challenges in connected devices, organizations need to take a new security approach through monitoring, regular threat modeling, and improved employee education.