"The shift to remote work has transformed the cybersecurity landscape, forcing companies to rethink their approach to protecting their attack surface."

In this episode of The Tea on Cybersecurity, @Jara Rowe sits down with Trava Senior Security Engineer @Anh Pham to discuss the blend of remote work and cybersecurity. 

The shift to remote work has significantly transformed the cybersecurity landscape, forcing companies and cybersecurity professionals to rethink their approach to protecting their data and assets. Due to this, businesses face unique cybersecurity challenges. To address these challenges, organizations need to enforce security controls at the device and user level, consider individual protection for each tool and resource, and implement strong access management policies and identity management tools. 

Join us as Anh dishes practical tips for beginners, ensuring you're armed with the know-how to stay safe in the virtual world.

What you’ll learn in this episode: 

• The challenges businesses face and how they're adapting their security controls to protect against cyber threats in the remote work environment.
• Methods and approaches businesses can take to keep their files and content secure.
• Institute the Zero Trust rule when working from home: stay focused and err on the side of caution when an email or communication seems fishy.

Things to listen for:

1. [01:56 ] Cybersecurity challenges that businesses face and how they address them.
2. [04:32 ] How remote work has changed the auditing process.
3. [05:50 ] How organizations can ensure the right individuals access sensitive resources.
4. [09:09 ] Anh’s best practices for educating on preventing remote work breaches.
5. [11:41 ] How the human factor in social engineering and phishing attacks come into play when considering remote work access security.
6. [13:37 ] Trends Anh foresees in terms of cybersecurity needs, particularly in the realm of remote access management.

Connect with the Guest:

Anh Pham’s LinkedIn

Connect with the host:

Jara Rowe’s LinkedIn

Connect with Trava:

Website www.travasecurity.com 

Blog www.travasecurity.com/blog

LinkedIn @travasecurity

YouTube @travasecurity