The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizations to temporarily transition to remote work environments. Two years have passed, but the remote work trend is still with us, with over 75% of people worldwide working remotely at least once a week. As telecommuting concerns more cybersecurity experts around the world, some security officers still make drastic mistakes in configuring and managing remote environments.

Each year, cyber attacks and data breaches are becoming more devastating for organizations. According to the 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report by IBM, the global average cost of a data breach reached a record US$4.35 million in 2022. However, security teams are often not ready to detect all security gaps in their organizations. The scope of their monitoring is usually so broad that it’s challenging to anticipate where a potential threat might come from.

Multiple reports show that people don’t take the necessity to pick secure passwords for their login credentials and personal devices seriously enough. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, 80% of incidents resulting from hacking attacks involved weak and compromised passwords. These findings make us wonder whether confirming a user’s identity just once at login is enough. Should this be a repeated procedure?