The growth of insecure or unknown devices attaching to the network, along with the current climate of Covid-19 remote workers, is making it harder to distinguish between internal trusted users and external unknown untrusted users. Because networks now have numerous “edges,” it’s more difficult to create a single defensible boundary, rendering perimeter-based access control strategies ineffective. Consequently, businesses have had to rethink their current security strategy and adopt a zero-trust approach to network access with proactive protection. Now more then ever, organizations need to ensure that their networks are secure from the latest threats.

The global pandemic has forced global business leaders to rapidly pivot to remote work styles, and to ensure their infrastructure can withstand the massive surge in Internet activity. The National Cyber Security Centre has also issued warnings of increased threats targeting essential services and hospitals. CIOs are being challenged now more than ever to demonstrate efficiency and agility to begin planning for reopenings in the face of increasing uncertainty and adversity.

Join John Graham-Cumming, CTO of Cloudflare for an interactive virtual roundtable event as we discuss the impact increased Internet activity and cyber attacks is having in regions around the world and how you can manage the long-term implications of the current crisis on your infrastructure as you begin planning for reopening.

Discussion Topics:

• How the “big surge” is impacting Internet capacity worldwide.
• The increasing threat levels organizations are facing from advanced persistent threat groups.
• Best practices to ensure a more resilient architecture in the pandemic era.
• Exploring what reopening would look like based on efforts in other global regions.

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