No Long-Term Telework Without Secure Remote Access Since the first lockdown, companies’ practices in terms of remote access have significantly evolved. It is now essential for organizations to make telework sustainable and institutionalized. While most organizations have implemented dedicated telework solutions and processes, many of them still do not have a real long-term telework strategy, which must combine ergonomics and security of remote access in any situation. A key issue for organizations The sustainability of teleworking has become a real issue for organizations, as teleworking has become… Read More >>
The new security perimeter for organizations Slowly but surely, we are experiencing a radical change in the world of networks and access security. To illustrate this in a caricatured way, we are moving from a situation when an organization’s network was inside its walls and the Internet outside, to a situation where everything is based on the Internet, which is shared by all organizations’ networks. The networks of companies are now permanently installed in the Internet network via cloud infrastructures that go beyond the physical boundaries… Read More >>
HR issues of telework While the democratization of telework concerns different departments within companies, Human Resources is probably, together with the IT Department, the department whose activity has been the most impacted by telework, with new HR issues arising from this digitalization of interactions. From 100% online recruitment processes to the need to maintain social contact between all employees remotely, and to manage the work/life balance, Human Resources must, more than ever, prove their ingenuity and rely on digital tools to support these new… Read More >>
Identity theft: how to protect against it within companies? Identity theft, which affects individuals in both personal and professional situations, is a threat whose impact is growing as the digital age expands in our lives. Although identity theft was not born with information technology, it is indeed the IT that has contributed to its expansion: on the one hand, more and more administrative procedures are carried out online, and on the other hand, our personal exchanges and confidential data are often poorly protected. Nevertheless, there are ways to protect… Read More >>
Administration network: 6 risks addressed by PAM Within any organization, there are several risks for the administration network: some have a high occurrence and are simple to deal with, others are rare but complex to handle. The use of a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution allows to manage these risks by minimizing or even eliminating them. Administration network: protean risks The risks that arise on the administration network can be the result of deliberate acts but also due to errors or negligence. From the use of generic… Read More >>
What measures should be implemented to secure teleworking? Today, more than ever, the way organizations manage to secure teleworking has an impact on the overall security of information systems. Teleworking is no longer a project or a temporary exception; it is now strongly anchored in organizations’ practices and represents an additional challenge for IT departments: it is no longer a question of being able to secure the remote accesses of certain employees on a temporary basis, but rather of being able to secure the remote accesses to the… Read More >>
How to secure the BYOPC? Widely democratized in recent months due to the unexpected and massive lockdown caused by the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic, the BYOPC (Bring Your Own PC) concept is now becoming a real issue for the IT departments of organizations. For them, this practice provides as many organizational solutions as it generates security issues for the information system. While it is generally not recommended to let employees use their personal computers to access their organization’s applications and resources, today there… Read More >>
After teleworking, are we heading towards a democratization of flex office? While telework has widely developed in organizations in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, flex office now appears as the next logical step in the reorganization of workspaces. Regular teleworking (for example one or two days a week) promotes a reorganization of offices: for the same number of employees, fewer workstations are necessary within the organization’s premises. What is the flex office? The flex office concept means that there is no dedicated office for each employee. When they are on… Read More >>
User Behavior Analytics (UBA): key applications for cybersecurity While User Behavior Analytics (UBA) is not a new concept, its applications are multiplying as Machine Learning becomes more mature. By associating Machine Learning and Big Data, UBA updates the patterns (reference models) and detects any deviation that is potentially dangerous for the information system. What is User Behavior Analytics? User Behavior Analytics is a category of applications that analyzes the user’s behavior and detects abnormal and potentially malicious actions. This behavioral analysis, which can be applied to all users,… Read More >>
Behavioral biometrics: A new authentication factor which needs to develop Still marginal today, behavioral biometrics is already revolutionizing paradigms and authentication methods. By strengthening the security of information systems and making authentication more comfortable for users, this new factor is essential in the dynamic context created by today’s technological evolution and society. Indeed, the traditional password is becoming increasingly obsolete and used alone, it does not guarantee a sufficient level of security. Multi-factor authentication responds to this issue, with a trend towards the use of factors inherent to the user… Read More >>