Intelligent CISO Issue 44 | Page 27

Fortinet delivers security , services and threat intelligence that seamlessly follow users whether on the road , at home , or in the office . www . intelligentciso . com
editor ’ s question

HOW IMPORTANT IS A ZERO TRUST APPROACH TO ENSURING

EFFECTIVE CYBERSECURITY IN THE WORK-FROM-ANYWHERE ERA ?

? ortinet , a global leader

F in broad , integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions , has announced the industry ’ s most complete solution to enable organisations to secure and connect work-from-anywhere . By unifying Fortinet ’ s broad portfolio of Zero Trust , endpoint and network security solutions within the Fortinet Security Fabric , Fortinet delivers security , services and threat intelligence that seamlessly follow users whether on the road , at home , or in the office to provide enterprise-grade protection and productivity .

John Maddison , EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet , said : “ Empowering users to move seamlessly between different work environments has critical implications for maintaining user productivity as well as security . Cybercriminals have been quick to exploit the expanded attack surface and security gaps created by this shift in work patterns to get a foothold into the corporate network . Today ’ s enterprise organisations require work-from-anywhere security that is as flexible and dynamic as today ’ s business demands . Fortinet is the only vendor capable of delivering unified security built for the work-from-anywhere era that seamlessly adapts based on a user ’ s environment and risk profile .”
The COVID-19 pandemic has surfaced as the forcing function that greatly expanded the work-from-anywhere model . A forecast analysis from Gartner reveals , ‘ by the end of 2024 , the change in the nature of work will increase the total available remote worker market to 60 % of all employees , up from 52 % in 2020 ’.
Also according to Gartner , ‘ Organisations are facing a hybrid future , with 75 % of hybrid or remote knowledge workers saying their expectations for working flexibly have increased ’.
At the same time , multi-stage sophisticated attacks like ransomware are plaguing organisations at an increasing rate . According to the 1H Global Threat Landscape Report from FortiGuard Labs , ransomware incidents have increased nearly 1100 % from June 2020 to June 2021 . And in a recent global ransomware survey conducted by Fortinet , an astonishing 67 % of organisations report having been a ransomware target .
It ’ s clear that remote and hybrid work is now the status quo and cybercriminals will continue to take advantage of this expanded attack surface . To address the shift in the workforce and threat landscape , enterprises must now take a ‘ work-from-anywhere ’ approach to their security by deploying solutions capable of following , enabling and protecting users no matter where they are located .

Fortinet delivers security , services and threat intelligence that seamlessly follow users whether on the road , at home , or in the office . www . intelligentciso . com

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