Shifts in the way that enterprises and government organizations implement identity management technologies already were underway before the coronavirus pandemic struck. The sudden influx of remote work, however, has forced security personnel throughout the U.S., and the world, to accelerate plans to mitigate cyber risk.
“When billions of people formed the largest remote workforce ever, overnight, pretty much we knew security, compliance and identity would not be small issues for folks,” said Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President of Security, Compliance and Identity Business Development at Microsoft during a virtual presentation Oct. 21 at CyberTalks, the annual summit of security leaders from the government and private sector presented by Scoop News Group.
Johnson went on to provide insights on how chief information security officers have adapted to a world where telecommuting is now the norm. Now, she said, more…
