IT teams have spent recent months supporting staff at their organizations who work from home. Unexpected cybersecurity challenges related to patch management and new or expanded remote access vulnerabilities are two of the challenges IT teams face these days. With more employees working flexible schedules due to child care and other aspects of remote work, the application of patches to systems such as user laptops could be delayed or prevented. A third challenge is applicable to organizations who have employees working on personal computers while they’re at home. Without proper security measures, such as the principle of least privilege and proper MAC or IP filtering, the use of remote access tools can be extremely dangerous.”]

