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As we all learn how to practically apply the emerging technology of Secure Service Edge (SSE), here is a significant SSE use case—perhaps the most significant, at least in our immediate future. Looking ahead to 2022, many businesses will no doubt have return-to-office plans at the front of their minds. But coming back to the office brings its own unexpected risks that security leaders need to be ready for. Similarly, the “Great Resignation” of knowledge workers in search of more permanent work-from-home options is also looming on the horizon. The “Great Switch” is the more likely situation similar to free agency with athletes as already seen in the service sector of the job market in 2021. It’s clear security teams need to reorient their mindset now to make sure their data is secure wherever it lives and from wherever it is being accessed as employees make career changes. Specifically, utilizing the visibility, instance awareness, and data context inherent to a secure access service edge (SASE) architecture, as well as the technologies that comprise SSE and form the security side of SASE.
Insider threats behind the “Great Resignation”
Putting this situation in perspective, most organizations will announce their intention to return to offices 30-60 days in advance to give employees ample time to prepare. What many are expecting is that employees who have become accustomed to remote work will not want to return to an office setting, looking for permanent remote work instead, and willing to change jobs for more flexible arrangements. But as job searches surge, so does the risk for sensitive data exfiltration.
Earlier this year, Netskope Threat Labs found a 300% rise in employee data theft during their last 30 days of employment, with 74% of that data going to personal instances of Google Drive. What’s more, the Netskope Cloud Threat and Threat Report also notes that 83% of managed corporate devices already have personal app instances installed making data exfiltration even easier.
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