Menlo Security recently conducted research to find out how organizations across industries are dealing with the balance between security and user experience. According to the completed survey, 62% of IT decision makers report that their organizations still have work-from-home mandates in place. Even when Covid-19 goes away, 80 percent of those respondents say they will likely have to support a hybrid IT model to accommodate a home office/work balance.

In terms of threats, two-thirds of respondents in the survey say their enterprise continues to face email/web threats, while 40% note they are facing threats to cloud applications and Internet of Things (IoT) environments. In terms of challenges, 77% say they need to rethink their VPN strategy and remote access in the future, and 82% report that they’re expecting increased regulations and compliance requirements in the next two years.