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Currently, C-level executives struggle to keep up with the necessity to approve budget requirements to bring their enterprise security up to the next level of protection. If companies are not up to date with the latest trends, businesses are being left more vulnerable to data breached as a consequence.
Office 365, for all of its success stories as a cloud application, also needs to be considered by security executives. Companies struggle to cope with the increased MPLS network traffic and bandwidth requirements going along with O365, so they might be tempted to break out that traffic directly to the internet where it bounces between users, devices and clouds freely. To avoid devastating effects on an organisation, companies are well advised to think about modernising their security infrastructure to take into account that all locations and branch offices need fast and secure access to the cloud to enable a great user experience.
Companies are setting off on their path towards digital transformation. They do well, if they start considering security requirements going along with the needs of a modern world before they set off on that path.
Read the complete article at Mind the Gap