| | December - 2021ENTERPRISE SECURITY8IN MY OPINIONThe world today is interconnected at an unprecedented level. Aseconomies integrate, withsupply-chains and production lines globalising, we are seeing a rapid increase in multilayered cross-border ownership of enterprises. Data distribution and storage now span multiple jurisdictions. This means, global cause-effect nexuses are becoming complex opaque. Thus, threats can originate from multiplepoints, be invisible, and spread through the world very quickly.While on the one hand global-integration has suffered a setback due to covid-19, the same disruption has made the integrity and security of digital networks become all the more important, as it is these networks that are holding economies together now. New exposures have been created as large numbers of people working from home are channelling sensitive information through public networks and VPNs, and more people are using the same device for both work and privatepurposes. The risks are particularly high, if you are running critical infrastructure, because failure of these can have devastating consequences, plus critical infrastructures are open to malicious attacks by both state and non-state MANAGING ACCESS-POINT-RISK WITHOUT INTERFERING TOO MUCH WITH BUSINESS PROCESSES EFFICIENCYBy Luther Uthayakumaran, Head Strategy and Innovation, Sydney Water
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