The Delta variant dashed hopes for a steady “return to normal,” and global business now contends with the reality that the risk of pandemic resurgence will never be zero. Many companies have given up on hard “return to work” deadlines and are enacting workplace policies that adapt to a realization that some amount of health risk will always be present.
This transition is not an easy one, particularly for top-tier security organizations. In the nearly two years since the world shut down due to COVID-19, the security industry has ignored some pre-COVID issues and will be facing a new set of challenges in the years to come. On the plus side, this is a moment of opportunity for security leaders to contribute meaningfully to company strategy and position their departments as strategic assets within the company, instead of just cost centers.