With the pandemic turning the business world upside down, offices look less like hives of activity and more like ghost towns. Employees have had to make do with working from home, a dangerous proposition from the perspective of any risk-averse IT administrator or security officer.
It’s a given that a modern corporation will provide security to protect its business, employees, and secrets. In addition to outfitting every computer with endpoint detection and response (EDR) software to thwart malware, there’s usually access to a virtual private network (VPN) to shield communications from prying eyes and automatic updates to its operating system and apps with the latest security patches.
