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Introduction

Identity is the new perimeter, and it is becoming increasingly challenging to secure thanks to distributed workforces and unprecedented levels of remote work forced by COVID-19. Security used to consist simply of using firewalls to defend your network’s perimeter. Now, with today’s complex IT ecosystem including multi-cloud environments, IoT, DevOps, and BYOD mobile phones and other devices, securing the identities of people, devices, and systems is more difficult than ever.

The 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon found that more than 80% of breaches tied to hacking involve the use of lost or stolen credentials or brute force, a fact that highlights the weaknesses of password-based authentication in the WFH era. While COVID-19 has precipitated the widespread adoption of remote work across all industries and sectors that rely on knowledge workers, many believe that it is here to stay. In fact, 38% of respondents to the recent Voice of the Enterprise Digital Pulse flash survey from 451 Research (S&P Global) believe that working from home will likely be long-term or permanent.

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