TechCompass #116: Digital Workplace Services - Workplace security and user privacy

From horizon 1 to horizon 3

The horizon journey highlights the evolution of workplace security from basic defenses to AI-driven, converged solutions. Initially, endpoint protection, VPNs, and access controls safeguarded networks, supported by intrusion prevention and SIEM tools for monitoring. In hybrid workplaces, zero-trust principles, endpoint detection and response (EDR), secure web gateways, and CASB strengthened security. Identity governance advanced with multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity as a service (IDaaS). In AI-first workplaces, cognitive security uses AI/ML-powered extended detection and response (XDR), passwordless authentication, and data masking for robust protection. Converged frameworks like ZTNA and SASE ensure dynamic, unified security for modern work environments.

Workplace security and user privacy — Horizon map

H1 — Digital workplace

·???????? Endpoint protection platforms

·???????? VPN for remote access

·???????? Threat monitoring using logs and SIEM

·???????? SSO and ACL for user access management

H2 — Hybrid workplace

·???????? EDR

·???????? Cloud VPN and zero trust

·???????? Threat analytics, endpoint forensics

·???????? SAML, IDaaS, MFA for user access management

?H3 — AI-first workplace

·???????? AI/ML-based XDR

·???????? ZTNA and SASE framework for network security

·???????? Advanced threat analytics, security copilot

·???????? Password-less/biometric authentication for user access management

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