As my manager knows, I’m not the biggest fan of working in a physical office. I’m a picky worker — I like my workspace to be borderline frigid, I hate dark mode on any software, and I want any and all lighting cranked all the way up.
So, know that I’m biased going into this, but I also can’t get over the idea that companies are using cybersecurity as an excuse to create return-to-office policies in 2024.
I started thinking about this because of the video game developer Rockstar, which owns some of the largest video game franchises on the planet like Red Dead Redemption and Grant Theft Auto.
The company recently started asking its employees to return to its physical office five days a week in the name of productivity and security as the company pushes to finish its highly anticipated title “Grand Theft Auto VI.”
Rockstar has long faced a number of cybersecurity concerns over the years, including a massive leak featuring early, in-progress gameplay of GTA VI in 2022 and other sensitive data. The attack was eventually attributed to the Lapsus$ group, and the perpetrator was eventually charged and sentenced. The first reveal trailer for the game was also leaked ahead of time.
Many other companies have started to implement return-to-office policies over the past two years, citing various things ranging from worker productivity to interpersonal camaraderie, real estate costs, and more. I’m willing to hear arguments for all those things, but simply thinki ..
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