The coronavirus has upended cybersecurity, just as it has transformed so much in today’s world. With so many working from home, the cyber hygiene of employee homes has become a more central concern to those overseeing security inside today’s enterprises. While these experts think about protecting these enterprise networks as more of our work life is conducted via third party applications (Zoom, Slack), they remain equally vigilant about protecting the critical infrastructure at manufacturing plants, oil and gas pipelines and water facilities.
The bottom line for every organization is that its attack surface has greatly expanded, altering traditional cybersecurity roles. This has created what we now call an “extended enterprise,” which requires additional fortifications. At the same time, digital transformation proceeds apace as enterprises embrace everything from cloud and the associated benefits of this agile infrastructure such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to IoT and edge connectivity to new ecosystems that include partners and sometimes, entire industries – all of which have implications for security leaders. It’s therefore up to the globe’s chief security officers (CSOs), chief information security officers (CISOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) and others concerned with security at the enterprise to pull off the juggling act needed to reshape an organization’s cyber skillset to fit the new reality.