But many organisations have had to cut corners to enable a new remote workforce.  And this can result in some serious information security implications.  Personal data, client information and intellectual property have been made accessible to people in the relatively uncontrolled environment of their homes.  If there is a security breach in an employee’s home, who is to blame?  The employee or the business who allowed their employee’s home to become a target for cyber criminals?

Often, the technologies deployed in the pre-COVID world were not designed to have remote users, and companies have had to implement manual solutions to keep people working.  Others have introduced new systems in a rush, with little thought to data protection.

As we face a second wave of restrictions, the move back to the traditional workplace seems ever distant.  It’s essential that businesses take the time to rebuild their security infrastructure and close vulnerabilities.

And also to challenge whether their business continuity and information security management systems actually helped them during the crisis, or were they just wallpaper?