For years, organizations have been moving to the cloud. The benefits are overwhelming, from cost, to flexibility, to the availability of newer and more advanced applications. The speed at which organizations migrate varies based on industry, budget, and size. The issue for a while now has been not if but when they will complete their migration.
The rush to accommodate remote work through cloud migration solved several on-premises network shortcomings, but it also exposed organizations to new faults in cloud-based environments. The main issues stem from traditional access, which is ever more important when employees' workplaces are dispersed. It has become clear that existing access control methods — whether for data centers or for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS — must be reconsidered to accommodate new remote working norms without sacrificing security. How can this be done? The answer lies in how we prioritize our security.
New Architecture, New PrinciplesA successful cloud migration is not simply a one-and-done project. It requires a shift in mentality, since traditional practices — including rigid access controls or even the use of help desks — can stunt the potential benefits that decentralized, cloud-based environments offer. As such, organizations need to approach these challenges with a new set of principles:
The cloud is the data center: When businesses move their infrastructure from individual data centers or server rooms to the cloud, they increase their agility in adopting services, improve their disaster recovery, and ease their scalability.
Every device is a work device: Even before COVID-19 transformed work structure, companies were already shifting away from the hard line between professional and personal devices. Bring-your-own-device policies allow for increased flexibility and productivity, since employees and contractors are able to access ..
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