Securing the Hybrid Workplace with Symantec

According to the Office for National Statistics, the proportion of people hybrid working rose in 2022, with higher earners like programmers and managers aged 30 to 49 years being the most likely to work both from the office and at home. And with 75% of home and hybrid workers reporting an improved work-life balance, it looks like this popular way of working is not going away anytime soon.

The rapid transition to online working has forced technology to adapt rapidly and created a new set of challenges for already overstretched IT and security teams.

Why securing the hybrid workforce is crucial

Employees using managed and unmanaged devices to access corporate networks for the data and applications they need to do their jobs hugely increases an organisation’s cyber risk. A robust security strategy is vital if enterprises want to avoid potentially crippling cyberattacks like ransomware and phishing scams that can negatively impact finances, reputation, and, ultimately, business continuity.

Protecting every authorised user and device and ensuring secure access to email, web, and cloud while protecting business-critical corporate data and identities is impossible without an integrated, zero-trust approach to security, including advanced threat protection, web risk, and data security.

The Symantec portfolio helps organisations secure their hybrid workforce.

Symantec Web Protection – offers secure and fast web access for any user, from any device, located anywhere—protecting users, devices, and data from known and unknown threats across all locations.

Symantec Endpoint Security Complete (SESC) – prevents endpoint breaches and protects against increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats and targeted attacks with adaptive protection.

To learn more about the Symantec security portfolio, contact the Arrow Symantec team at symantec.ecs.uk@arrow.com.