Cyber Defense eMagazine March Edition for 2022
The view from the Publisher’s desk is very encouraging, based on celebrating 10 years of growth and success at Cyber Defense Magazine! When our tiny team began our journey at Cyber Defense Media Group (CDMG) together in January 2012, we were happy to help smaller, lesser-known innovators of infosec, get their message out there and Rise Above the noise. Now, after 10 years, we’re even helping multi-billion-dollar companies and governments around the globe with our offices in DC, London, FL, NY and other locations in play, as we continue to scale, thanks to you – our readers, listeners, viewers and media partners. Beyond the magazine, in response to the demands of our markets, the scope of CDMG’s activities has grown into many media endeavors. They now include Cyber Defense Awards; Cyber Defense Conferences; Cyber Defense Professionals (job postings site being revamped); Cyber Defense TV, Radio, and Webinars; and Cyber Defense Ventures (partnering with investors). Please check them out and see how much more CDMG has to offer! Very respectfully and with much appreciation, Gary Miliefsky, Publisher
The view from the Publisher’s desk is very encouraging, based on celebrating 10 years of growth and success at Cyber Defense Magazine! When our tiny team began our journey at Cyber Defense Media Group (CDMG) together in January 2012, we were happy to help smaller, lesser-known innovators of infosec, get their message out there and Rise Above the noise. Now, after 10 years, we’re even helping multi-billion-dollar companies and governments around the globe with our offices in DC, London, FL, NY and other locations in play, as we continue to scale, thanks to you – our readers, listeners, viewers and media partners. Beyond the magazine, in response to the demands of our markets, the scope of CDMG’s activities has grown into many media endeavors. They now include Cyber Defense Awards; Cyber Defense Conferences; Cyber Defense Professionals (job postings site being revamped); Cyber Defense TV, Radio, and Webinars; and Cyber Defense Ventures (partnering with investors).
Please check them out and see how much more CDMG has to offer!
Very respectfully and with much appreciation,
Gary Miliefsky, Publisher
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New risks<br />
The scale of this problem is eye-opening. Research by Reskube has found that 64% of people in the UK<br />
who have worked from home in the last year have suffered from an internet or power outage in that time.<br />
That equates to an estimated 12 million people. Of that, we are finding that 5% of home workers in the<br />
UK are doing time critical or high value work. That equates to roughly 470 million hours a year where any<br />
sort of outage would have a severe impact.<br />
The vast majority of home workers do not currently have a setup that is comparable to their office<br />
environment. This exposes them to potential security risks as they seek other <strong>for</strong>ms of connection to<br />
continue working during an outage. This may include connecting to unstable and unvalidated Wi-Fi<br />
sources.<br />
Consider a critical worker who is working from home. Imagine that their Wi-Fi connection goes down and<br />
they are either unable to per<strong>for</strong>m their job, or <strong>for</strong>ced to rely on an unsecure connection to continue. This<br />
could not only have severe knock-on effects <strong>for</strong> their productivity, but also representing operational,<br />
financial, and potentially regulatory risks to the business if security is compromised.<br />
For IT teams, managing disparate hybrid work<strong>for</strong>ces is proving enough of a challenge as is. These issues<br />
on top are a further headache they could do without.<br />
What needs to be done?<br />
Working from home is here to stay, meaning that businesses face growing risks to their operations as<br />
power and network outages threaten critical and day-to-day work.<br />
Up until now, ensuring security and resilience <strong>for</strong> remote workers has tended to be an afterthought, or<br />
something that only comes to attention following an outage or security breach. This need not and should<br />
not be the case.<br />
A home resilience solution is essential <strong>for</strong> businesses where workers are undertaking time and mission<br />
critical work at home, as well as those who rely on a seamless connection <strong>for</strong> productivity and IT security.<br />
Alongside laptop, phone and broadband, now is the time <strong>for</strong> businesses to look at implementing new<br />
measures to guarantee connectivity <strong>for</strong> remote workers. This will enable them to take back control of their<br />
productivity and deliver their best work, uninterrupted.<br />
The good news is there are solutions available on the market today. Adopting such a solution will reduce<br />
the risk of interruptions to the delivery of critical business services or of cybersecurity breaches that could<br />
negatively impact organizations financially, operationally or reputationally. At the same time, it can also<br />
boost productivity and wellbeing across the wider hybrid work<strong>for</strong>ce. I urge businesses and individuals to<br />
explore resilient solutions to minimize the risk to their operations from the new world of remote work.<br />
<strong>Cyber</strong> <strong>Defense</strong> <strong>eMagazine</strong> – <strong>March</strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> 110<br />
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