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Rabindra Mohan, technical operations manager at the NYRA, was tasked with improving his organization’s remote work capabilities. However, due to the inherent nature of the business, the IT team had to take a very hands-on approach to their operations. Mohan needed a solution that could be automated and deployed right out of the box. As part of the IT team’s broader vision, Mohan also wanted to manage the NYRA’s IT environment on the go from a mobile app.

For our latest expert interview on our blog, we’ve welcomed Tamas Kadar to share his thoughts on the topic of cybersecurity and his journey as the CEO of SEON.

It should be no surprise that both knowledge workers and the companies that employ them want to benefit from hybrid work environments. After two years of a new remote workplace routine, businesses must provide workplace flexibility to compete for the best talent, allowing employees the option of working from a corporate office or elsewhere.

Modern organizations depend upon a dizzying array of software: operating systems, word processing applications, HR and financial tools, backup and recovery solutions, database systems, and much, much more. These software assets are often vital for critical business operations — but they also pose important security risks.

Modern IT environments typically include a wide range of applications: software developed in house, hosted software platforms, open-source tools and purchased solutions. Because these applications access sensitive systems, data and other IT assets, cybercriminals are eager to exploit them during attacks. CIS Control 16 offers application software security controls for strengthening your organization’s security posture.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) publishes Critical Security Controls that help organization improve cybersecurity. CIS Control 9 covers protections for email and web browsers.

As more and more businesses move towards cloud-based operations and embrace digital transformation, security is increasingly becoming an important question. As an enterprise migrates to the cloud, its assets and data resources need to be migrated as well, and that might expose the sensitive information.

The technical infrastructure of video games requires a significant level of access to private data, whether through client-server side interactions or financial data. This has led to what Computer Weekly describes as a ‘relentless’ attack on the video game industry, with attacks against game hosts and customer credentials rising 224% in 2021.