Five multifactor authentication challenges for CISOs
Technology Record
Dana Bethlehem Coronel
Today's threat landscape is no different from last year; the increased sophistication of adversaries has promised that 2022 will be an equally challenging year. Chief information security officers (CISOs) are compelled to address the expanding risk environment, but in doing so, they have to consider the following five challenges.
First, businesses will continue to support remote working for the foreseeable future, and Gartner estimates that by 2024 remote workers will account for 60 per cent of the workforce. Hybrid working environments create additional security and privacy risks, and CISOs need to establish appropriate controls to protect their remote employees.
Dispersed users and diverse employee profiles increase...