How to properly secure your hybrid workforce

While 75% of companies are currently utilizing a hybrid work model, doubts about security remain a legitimate concern.

Only one in five businesses are very confident their infrastructure security can support prolonged remote work, and under 8% are very confident their security protections against phishing and ransomware attacks are adequate in a largely virtual environment.

In this episode of IT Availability Now, Asher de Metz, Security Consulting Senior Manager at Sungard AS, discusses how to properly secure a long-term hybrid workforce and examines data from two recent surveys conducted by The Harris Poll and research firm Pulse on behalf of Sungard AS. Listen to the full episode to learn:

●        Why hybrid work isn’t going away anytime soon

●        What makes securing a hybrid environment so difficult  

●        Cybersecurity measures businesses need in place to support long-term hybrid work  

●        How to confirm your organization is taking the right precautions and there are no security gaps  

Brian Fawcett is a Senior Manager of Global Sales Engagement at Sungard AS. With over 15 years of experience in a range of industries, he specializes in forming enterprise-wide global talent and learning development programs. Brian has enriched corporate learning culture by matching organizational vision and core values to curricula, leading to application and impact.

As Security Consulting, Senior Manager at Sungard AS, Asher de Metz helps companies identify risks and secure their systems by conducting security audits and tests to avoid cybersecurity attacks. With almost 20 years of experience in information technology and security, Asher has been involved in hundreds of IT-security projects and has provided security counsel to some of the largest companies throughout the U.K., Europe, Middle East and North America within the financial, government, retail, healthcare, insurance and manufacturing industries. 

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