Before the days of mobile computing and smartphones, employees worked exclusively on-site in an office. For security professionals, these were simpler times; external risks were confined to the office network.
However, the current Covid-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown has forced many people to work remotely and avoid the office, which, in turn, has placed further burden on CISOs who must kick-start their business continuity plans to support these workers, who have no clear timeline for returning to the office.